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BY SENÉ & DÉTALLA, MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1820
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A SWISS JEWELLED AND ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX WITH MUSICAL MOVEMENT
by Sené & Détalla, marked, Geneva, circa 1820
Rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover, sides and base enamelled in translucent blue and black on a wavy guilloché ground with a blue footprint on black ground pattern, within borders of trailing champlevé gold foliage on a light blue opaque enamel band with translucent red ovolos and black crosses, the central panel on the cover later applied with pierced rose-cut diamond inscription 'Belle' and the inside of the base fitted with a pierced grille and a musical mechanism released by a small lever at the rear of the box
36 in. (85 mm.) wide
by Sené & Détalla, marked, Geneva, circa 1820
Rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover, sides and base enamelled in translucent blue and black on a wavy guilloché ground with a blue footprint on black ground pattern, within borders of trailing champlevé gold foliage on a light blue opaque enamel band with translucent red ovolos and black crosses, the central panel on the cover later applied with pierced rose-cut diamond inscription 'Belle' and the inside of the base fitted with a pierced grille and a musical mechanism released by a small lever at the rear of the box
36 in. (85 mm.) wide