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A SWISS GOLD AND ENAMEL GEM-SET SNUFF BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1830
For the Oriental market, oval, the base and sides with panels of floral bouquets on a blue ground, the vari-colored enamel borders with stylized foliage on orange ground, the hinged cover set with diamond-set bands and foliage on blue enamel, the central cartouche set with a gold plaque with raised Arabic letters, the interior cover with painted enamel floral bouquet, the arabesque border on blue ground, apparently unmarked
3¼in. (8.2cm.) long
GENEVA, CIRCA 1830
For the Oriental market, oval, the base and sides with panels of floral bouquets on a blue ground, the vari-colored enamel borders with stylized foliage on orange ground, the hinged cover set with diamond-set bands and foliage on blue enamel, the central cartouche set with a gold plaque with raised Arabic letters, the interior cover with painted enamel floral bouquet, the arabesque border on blue ground, apparently unmarked
3¼in. (8.2cm.) long