GENEVA, CIRCA 1800, MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT INCLUDING A LETTER M
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A Swiss split-pearl set enamelled gold Snuff-Box
Geneva, circa 1800, maker's mark indistinct including a letter M
Rectangular box with cut corners, the cover enamelled en plein with a scene depicting the Family of Darius before Alexander the Great, within a border of translucent blue enamelled paillon flowers twisted with seed-pearl set bands, the base enamelled with a rectangular reserve painted with two playful putti within clouds, surrounded by translucent blue enamelled paillons forming a garland of flowers on a dark-blue enamelled engine-turned gold ground, the sides identically enamelled, the corners enamelled en taille d'épargne with panels depicting birds on an opaque lavender blue ground
87 mm. (3 3/8 in.) wide
Geneva, circa 1800, maker's mark indistinct including a letter M
Rectangular box with cut corners, the cover enamelled en plein with a scene depicting the Family of Darius before Alexander the Great, within a border of translucent blue enamelled paillon flowers twisted with seed-pearl set bands, the base enamelled with a rectangular reserve painted with two playful putti within clouds, surrounded by translucent blue enamelled paillons forming a garland of flowers on a dark-blue enamelled engine-turned gold ground, the sides identically enamelled, the corners enamelled en taille d'épargne with panels depicting birds on an opaque lavender blue ground
87 mm. (3 3/8 in.) wide