GENEVA, CIRCA 1800, MAKER'S MARK 'PG'

Details

A SWISS VARI-COLORED GOLD MUSICAL SNUFF BOX WITH WATCH MOVEMENT
GENEVA, CIRCA 1800, MAKER'S MARK 'PG'
Oval, with oval panels of classical landscapes, the cover with putti and lovebirds and three glazed panels showing two dials and the movement, the base hinged for a key compartment and pierced for resonance, marked on interior of cover
2 in. (6.9 cm.) long

Provenance

The Alexander Collection, sold Christie's New York, 30 April 1999, lot 225.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

A similar snuff box with a concealed watch in the collection of the Musée du Louvre is marked with the same maker's marks,'PG' with two lozenges, illustrated in Serge Grandjean, Les Tabatières du Musée du Louvre, 1981, cat. no. 607.

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