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PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTION
A SWISS GOLD SNUFF-BOX
POSSIBLY NEUCHATEL, MAKER'S MARK GT, CIRCA 1830
Details
A SWISS GOLD SNUFF-BOX
POSSIBLY NEUCHATEL, MAKER'S MARK GT, CIRCA 1830
Rectangular, with convex corners, the cover and base with oval cartouches of engine-turned ovolos, surrounded by foliate scrolls on a matte ground, the sides with foliate scrolls and vertical reeding, marked on body, the cover marked 2171
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) long
POSSIBLY NEUCHATEL, MAKER'S MARK GT, CIRCA 1830
Rectangular, with convex corners, the cover and base with oval cartouches of engine-turned ovolos, surrounded by foliate scrolls on a matte ground, the sides with foliate scrolls and vertical reeding, marked on body, the cover marked 2171
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) long
Provenance
Christie's Geneva, 14 May 1996, lot 255