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GENEVA, CIRCA1840
Details
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX FOR THE ORIENTAL MARKET
Geneva, circa1840
Oval box, the cover centred with an apple green enamelled wavy reserve painted en plein with spring and summer flowers and foliage, surrounded by a pink and green taille d'épargne band with translucent red berries and chased with gold foliage, the sides and base enamelled with an identically decorated lobed pink band, wavy flange
3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide
Geneva, circa1840
Oval box, the cover centred with an apple green enamelled wavy reserve painted en plein with spring and summer flowers and foliage, surrounded by a pink and green taille d'épargne band with translucent red berries and chased with gold foliage, the sides and base enamelled with an identically decorated lobed pink band, wavy flange
3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 29 April 1974, lot 134 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-14).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-14).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.