A SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BY JEAN-GEORGES RÉMOND & COMPAGNIE (FL. 1783-CIRCA 1820), MARKED, GENEVA, 1790-1800

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A SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY JEAN-GEORGES RÉMOND & COMPAGNIE (FL. 1783-CIRCA 1820), MARKED, GENEVA, 1790-1800

oval box, the sides and base set with panels of translucent dark-blue enamel over a diamond-pattern engine-turned ground within sky-blue and white taille d’épargne enamel borders, the cover inset with an oval enamel miniature painted with a scene depicting a young man's departure on a voyage, with outer seed-pearl border, the four sky-blue enamelled pilasters with taille d'épargne gold vases

3½ in. (90 mm.) wide

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Lot Essay

One of Geneva's most celebrated casemakers, Jean-Georges Rémond or Reymond, was a renowned monteur de boîtes en or or maker of gold cases. In 1790 he founded Georges Rémond & Cie., excelling in elaborate gold cases for watches and snuff boxes, often destined for export to the Orient.

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