Snuff Box with Versailles Image

Snuff Box with Versailles Image
Gold, with gouache miniatures of the royal chateaux. Maker Jean-Joseph Barriere. Paris, 1765-9. Musee du Louvre, Paris. On the cover, Versailles; on the front, Marly; on the end, Clagny; on the canted corner, the fountain of the Domes, Versailles. On the remaining panels, Bellevue, Saint Hubert, Choisy and additional views of Versailles

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