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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD VINAIGRETTE
GENEVA, CIRCA 1850
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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD VINAIGRETTE
GENEVA, CIRCA 1850
vase-shaped gold flask, the base enamelled in sky-blue and engraved with taille d'épargne coloured enamelled flowerheads and trailing foliage, the hinged cover and lower end with translucent red enamelled leaves within taille d'épargne gold borders and attached with a gold chain to a gold enamelled suspension ring, the polished gold matrix engraved with the initial 'M' below a coronet
1 1/8 in. (30 mm.) high without the chain
GENEVA, CIRCA 1850
vase-shaped gold flask, the base enamelled in sky-blue and engraved with taille d'épargne coloured enamelled flowerheads and trailing foliage, the hinged cover and lower end with translucent red enamelled leaves within taille d'épargne gold borders and attached with a gold chain to a gold enamelled suspension ring, the polished gold matrix engraved with the initial 'M' below a coronet
1 1/8 in. (30 mm.) high without the chain
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David McLachlan