λA late-18th century French ballooning snuff box

λA late-18th century French ballooning snuff box,

circa 1780's,

circular form, gold flecked red lacquer ground, guilt-metal banding, the pull-off cover with a scene showing the Versailles balloon under glass, and titled 'LE GRENIE ELEVE LA DOUCHEUR', diameter 6.7cm.

Provenance; Fine Ballooning Art, The Property of a Lady, Bonhams Knightsbridge, 30 January 1997, lot 144.