PROBABLY GENEVA, CIRCA 1800, MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT
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A Swiss vari-colour gold Needle-Case
probably Geneva, circa 1800, maker's mark indistinct
Slightly tapering étui of flattened hexagonal section, both sides of cover and base engraved with Altars of Love and vases of flowers on horizontally reeded engine-turned panels, the four short sides chased with bands of leaves, berries and flowerheads in three-colour gold on a frosted ground, with plain base matrix and top
94 mm. (3¾ in.) high
(19 gr.)
probably Geneva, circa 1800, maker's mark indistinct
Slightly tapering étui of flattened hexagonal section, both sides of cover and base engraved with Altars of Love and vases of flowers on horizontally reeded engine-turned panels, the four short sides chased with bands of leaves, berries and flowerheads in three-colour gold on a frosted ground, with plain base matrix and top
94 mm. (3¾ in.) high
(19 gr.)