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GENEVA, CIRCA 1830
Details
A SWISS GEM-AND PEARL-SET VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX FOR THE ORIENTAL MARKET
Geneva, circa 1830
Shaped oblong box in the form of a moustache, the sablé ground chased in high relief with four-colour gold flowersprays and foliage, the cover set with turquoise cabochons and split-pearls forming flower-heads and pellets
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
Geneva, circa 1830
Shaped oblong box in the form of a moustache, the sablé ground chased in high relief with four-colour gold flowersprays and foliage, the cover set with turquoise cabochons and split-pearls forming flower-heads and pellets
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 13 November 1973, lot 118.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 14-15 November 1983, lot 564 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-139).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 14-15 November 1983, lot 564 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-139).
Special notice
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