The body inset with three oval slightly convex enamel plaques painted "en grisaille" with the three sculptures on brown grounds, surrounded by concentric wavy translucent blue and opaque white enamel stripes, the upper and lower borders engraved with reeding and enameled in translucent green with a ribbon-twist band enclosing white enameled shuttles, the upper part concave and tapering, the outer border enameled in translucent blue with a ribbon-twist band enclosing white enameled shuttles. Ø 1 1/3 in., extended length 3 ½ in. - The three enameled plaques are reminiscent of the work of James Morisset, Willam Charron, the Toussaints, Gabriel Wirgman and Moser. - Literature: C. Truman, "The Gilbert Collection of Gold Boxes", Los Angeles, 1991, pp. 317-319; H. & S. Berry-Hill, "Antique Gold Boxes", New York; A.K. Snowman, "Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe", Antique Collectors' Club; Guignardiere Cat. 15; Carcassonne Cat. 2, 2011. - Exhibited in 2011 at Zilver Museum Sterckshof, Antwerp, Belgium (Cat. 28). Published in "Antikdekor", Jan. 2006, no. 92. - Provenance: S.J. Phillips, London.