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RUBBED MAKER'S MARK IN A LOZENGE, GENEVA, CIRCA 1815/1820, WITH THE GENEVA TOWN MARK, STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NO. 2927 AND WITH LATER MARKS
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A SWISS PARCEL-ENAMELLED AND SPLIT-PEARL SET GOLD SNUFF-BOX
rubbed maker's mark in a lozenge, Geneva, circa 1815/1820, with the Geneva town mark, struck with inventory no. 2927 and with later marks
Rectangular box of oblong section, shaped as a satchel, the body engine-turned with vertical wavy reeding forming alternating wavy and straight leaf garlands, the lid with a blank polished gold roundel with blue enamel and split-pearl surrounds, the borders enamelled in blue taille d'épargne with stylized palmettes, the left and right hand oblong panels engraved with reeding to simulate pages, incorporated raised thumbpiece
2½ in. (64 mm.) wide
rubbed maker's mark in a lozenge, Geneva, circa 1815/1820, with the Geneva town mark, struck with inventory no. 2927 and with later marks
Rectangular box of oblong section, shaped as a satchel, the body engine-turned with vertical wavy reeding forming alternating wavy and straight leaf garlands, the lid with a blank polished gold roundel with blue enamel and split-pearl surrounds, the borders enamelled in blue taille d'épargne with stylized palmettes, the left and right hand oblong panels engraved with reeding to simulate pages, incorporated raised thumbpiece
2½ in. (64 mm.) wide
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.
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