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BY GUIDON, RÉMOND & GIDE (FL. 1792-1801), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800
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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Guidon, Rémond & Gide (fl. 1792-1801), marked, Geneva, circa 1800
Flattened rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover enamelled en plein with two octagonal reserves, one painted with a standing Roman soldier talking to a seated lady in a landscape with figures, horses, lake and castle background, and the other with a seated shepherdess with two sheep before a lake and waterfall, within a scrolling and foliate white, light blue and dark blue taille d'épargne enamel surround enclosing blue paillons, bright-cut gold rim, the base engine-turned with a zig-zag pattern and enamelled in translucent royal blue within a scrolling and foliate white and light blue enamel surround, and the sides similarly engine-turned and enamelled within white enamel bead paillon border
3 in. (76 mm.) wide
by Guidon, Rémond & Gide (fl. 1792-1801), marked, Geneva, circa 1800
Flattened rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover enamelled en plein with two octagonal reserves, one painted with a standing Roman soldier talking to a seated lady in a landscape with figures, horses, lake and castle background, and the other with a seated shepherdess with two sheep before a lake and waterfall, within a scrolling and foliate white, light blue and dark blue taille d'épargne enamel surround enclosing blue paillons, bright-cut gold rim, the base engine-turned with a zig-zag pattern and enamelled in translucent royal blue within a scrolling and foliate white and light blue enamel surround, and the sides similarly engine-turned and enamelled within white enamel bead paillon border
3 in. (76 mm.) wide
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium