Lot Essay
Two other boxes decorated with views of Wilhelmshöhe Castle were sold in these rooms, 19 May 1992, lot 21, and 16 November 1993, lot 32.
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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY G. RÉMOND & COMPANY, CIRCA 1800
Rectangular box with canted corners, the cover painted with a view of Wilhelmshöhe Castle of Kassel, with the Herkulesberg to the left, within an enamelled and paillon-set border, the front and rear sides and base enamelled in translucent blue on a wavy engine-turned ground simulating moiré, the left and right hand sides of burnished gold, the corners decorated with vases and scrolls in gold and colour paillons on a translucent blue enamel ground
93mm. (3 5/8in.) wide
BY G. RÉMOND & COMPANY, CIRCA 1800
Rectangular box with canted corners, the cover painted with a view of Wilhelmshöhe Castle of Kassel, with the Herkulesberg to the left, within an enamelled and paillon-set border, the front and rear sides and base enamelled in translucent blue on a wavy engine-turned ground simulating moiré, the left and right hand sides of burnished gold, the corners decorated with vases and scrolls in gold and colour paillons on a translucent blue enamel ground
93mm. (3 5/8in.) wide