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GENEVA, CIRCA 1840
Details
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX FOR THE ORIENTAL MARKET
GENEVA, CIRCA 1840
oval box, the cover centred with a green enamelled wavy reserve painted with a bouquet of flowers, within a white enamel border, surrounded by a salmon pink taille d'épargne band with white, green, blue and red enamelled ribbons and scrolls, the base similarly decorated with inversed colours, lid and base with raised gold border, the sides enamelled with flowersprays within green reserves on a salmon pink ground, scalloped flange
3 3/8 in. (86 mm.) wide
GENEVA, CIRCA 1840
oval box, the cover centred with a green enamelled wavy reserve painted with a bouquet of flowers, within a white enamel border, surrounded by a salmon pink taille d'épargne band with white, green, blue and red enamelled ribbons and scrolls, the base similarly decorated with inversed colours, lid and base with raised gold border, the sides enamelled with flowersprays within green reserves on a salmon pink ground, scalloped flange
3 3/8 in. (86 mm.) wide
Provenance
Christie's, Geneva, 21 June 1999, lot 54.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium