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PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK COLLECTOR
A SWISS GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX
MARK OF FRANÇOIS JOANIN, GENEVA, CIRCA 1815
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A SWISS GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX
Mark of François Joanin, Geneva, circa 1815
Canted rectangular, finely painted with a landscape with opalescent sky, the engraved coral-pattern panels within borders of chevrons and stiff leaves, marked inside base and cover with maker's mark and prestige marks, the bezel with stamped number 6280
3 3/8in. (8.5cm.) long
Mark of François Joanin, Geneva, circa 1815
Canted rectangular, finely painted with a landscape with opalescent sky, the engraved coral-pattern panels within borders of chevrons and stiff leaves, marked inside base and cover with maker's mark and prestige marks, the bezel with stamped number 6280
3 3/8in. (8.5cm.) long