A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY FRANÇOIS JOANIN, MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800, WITH PRESTIGE MARKS, THE FLANGE STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NO. 5269
Octagonal box, the lid inset with a circular enamel miniature with cut corners depicting two young lovers seated in a landscape, the cover and base enamelled in translucent blue within a band of opaque enamel with vine and grapes, the sides with blue translucent enamel and bordered by opaque white enamel bands
3 5/16 in. (85 mm.) wide
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY FRANÇOIS JOANIN, MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800, WITH PRESTIGE MARKS, THE FLANGE STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NO. 5269
Octagonal box, the lid inset with a circular enamel miniature with cut corners depicting two young lovers seated in a landscape, the cover and base enamelled in translucent blue within a band of opaque enamel with vine and grapes, the sides with blue translucent enamel and bordered by opaque white enamel bands
3 5/16 in. (85 mm.) wide
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