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BY GUIDON, RÉMOND & GIDE (FL. 1792-1801), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800
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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY GUIDON, RÉMOND & GIDE (FL. 1792-1801), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800
rectangular box with canted corners, the cover set with an enamel plaque depicting a harbour scene, with horses being loaded on to a barge, with sailing boats and a church beyond, the sides and base set with panels of raspberry-coloured translucent enamel over an engine-turned ground within opaque white enamel frames, the cover and base with opaque black, sky-blue and white taille d’épargne pellet and foliate border
4 1/8 in. (103 mm.) wide
BY GUIDON, RÉMOND & GIDE (FL. 1792-1801), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800
rectangular box with canted corners, the cover set with an enamel plaque depicting a harbour scene, with horses being loaded on to a barge, with sailing boats and a church beyond, the sides and base set with panels of raspberry-coloured translucent enamel over an engine-turned ground within opaque white enamel frames, the cover and base with opaque black, sky-blue and white taille d’épargne pellet and foliate border
4 1/8 in. (103 mm.) wide
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