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GENEVA, CIRCA 1790/1800, MARKED WITH INITIAL R, A CROWN ABOVE
Details
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1790/1800, MARKED WITH INITIAL R, A CROWN ABOVE
oval box, the cover, four side panels and base enamelled with translucent blue on an engine-turned wavy sunburst ground, the cover further painted en grisaille with a scene depicting two maiden before Minerva in a classical landscape background, within stripes of gold paillons and an opaque white band, the base similarly bordered, the four side pilasters engraved with gold urns on opaque white taille d'épargne enamel rectangles
3 3/8 in. (87 mm.) wide
GENEVA, CIRCA 1790/1800, MARKED WITH INITIAL R, A CROWN ABOVE
oval box, the cover, four side panels and base enamelled with translucent blue on an engine-turned wavy sunburst ground, the cover further painted en grisaille with a scene depicting two maiden before Minerva in a classical landscape background, within stripes of gold paillons and an opaque white band, the base similarly bordered, the four side pilasters engraved with gold urns on opaque white taille d'épargne enamel rectangles
3 3/8 in. (87 mm.) wide
Provenance
Christie's, Geneva, 19 November 1997, lot 237.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium