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A SWISS GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX
CIRCA 1810, MAKER'S MARK IGR&C
Of rectangular form with canted corners, the base, sides and hinged cover with geometric panels of black and translucent blue enamel on a moire ground within white enamel and gold borders with pale blue and black enamel leaf decoration at the corners, the hinged cover with a guilloche border centering a hexagonal cartouche bordered by pearls enclosing a scene of Venus and Cupid flange inscribed Nicolas Emp. a Geo. Catlin 1845, marked inside base and cover--3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm.) long
CIRCA 1810, MAKER'S MARK IGR&C
Of rectangular form with canted corners, the base, sides and hinged cover with geometric panels of black and translucent blue enamel on a moire ground within white enamel and gold borders with pale blue and black enamel leaf decoration at the corners, the hinged cover with a guilloche border centering a hexagonal cartouche bordered by pearls enclosing a scene of Venus and Cupid flange inscribed Nicolas Emp. a Geo. Catlin 1845, marked inside base and cover--3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm.) long