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GENEVA, CIRCA 1810/1820, WITH PRESTIGE MARKS
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A SWISS VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1810/1820, WITH PRESTIGE MARKS
rectangular box with rounded corners, the pink-gold panels on the hinged cover, sides and base engine-turned with bright-cut diaper pattern within stylised yellow gold laurel borders, the cover border applied with pink-gold flowerhead and green-gold trailing foliage on sablé ground, the pilasters chased with vari-colour foliage, the borders of the sides and base chased with laurel and berry pattern
3 3/8 in. (86 mm.) wide
3 oz. (92 gr.)
GENEVA, CIRCA 1810/1820, WITH PRESTIGE MARKS
rectangular box with rounded corners, the pink-gold panels on the hinged cover, sides and base engine-turned with bright-cut diaper pattern within stylised yellow gold laurel borders, the cover border applied with pink-gold flowerhead and green-gold trailing foliage on sablé ground, the pilasters chased with vari-colour foliage, the borders of the sides and base chased with laurel and berry pattern
3 3/8 in. (86 mm.) wide
3 oz. (92 gr.)
Provenance
The Althorp Attic sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 7-8 July 2010, lot 93.
Literature
Albert Edward John, 7th Earl Spencer (1892-1975), Catalogue of Snuff Boxes at Althorp, 1937, no. 93.
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Amelia Anderson