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PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, GENEVA, CIRCA 1780, STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NUMBER 112 AND A FRENCH 1838-PRESENT SMALL GUARANTEE MARK FOR GOLD
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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, GENEVA, CIRCA 1780, STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NUMBER 112 AND A FRENCH 1838-PRESENT SMALL GUARANTEE MARK FOR GOLD
oval box, the cover set with a grisaille enamel plaque depicting a classical scene, within an opaque white enamel bead and lozenge frame, the sides and base set with panels of translucent dark-blue enamel on an engine-turned ground within similar sky-blue and white enamel frames, the outer borders with red, white and green enamelled flowerheads and foliage on a sablé ground
3 3/8 in. (85 mm.) wide
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, GENEVA, CIRCA 1780, STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NUMBER 112 AND A FRENCH 1838-PRESENT SMALL GUARANTEE MARK FOR GOLD
oval box, the cover set with a grisaille enamel plaque depicting a classical scene, within an opaque white enamel bead and lozenge frame, the sides and base set with panels of translucent dark-blue enamel on an engine-turned ground within similar sky-blue and white enamel frames, the outer borders with red, white and green enamelled flowerheads and foliage on a sablé ground
3 3/8 in. (85 mm.) wide
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