PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF
THE LATE LUCIENNE ARPELS
SOLD BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTORS
A SWISS GOLD BONBONNIÈRE
BY CELLIER FRÈRES, MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1815, WITH THE "PETITE" GOLD WARRANTY MARK FOR THE FRENCH DEPARTMENTS 1809-1819 AND THE FRENCH "RÉCENSE" MARK FOR THE NORTH-EAST DIVISION 1819-1838
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A SWISS GOLD BONBONNIÈRE
by Cellier Frères, marked, Geneva, circa 1815, with the "Petite" Gold Warranty mark for the French Departments 1809-1819 and the French "Récense" mark for the North-East Division 1819-1838
Circular box, the slightly tapering independent cover and base centred by tondi engraved with wavy engine-turning alternating with bands of stylized flowerheads, bordered by frosted bands engraved with trailing foliage, the sides of the base similarly engraved, the sides of the lid with a shaped Greek key pattern alternating with rectangular flowerheads and floral triangles
60 mm. (2 3/8 in.) diam.
(52 gr.)
by Cellier Frères, marked, Geneva, circa 1815, with the "Petite" Gold Warranty mark for the French Departments 1809-1819 and the French "Récense" mark for the North-East Division 1819-1838
Circular box, the slightly tapering independent cover and base centred by tondi engraved with wavy engine-turning alternating with bands of stylized flowerheads, bordered by frosted bands engraved with trailing foliage, the sides of the base similarly engraved, the sides of the lid with a shaped Greek key pattern alternating with rectangular flowerheads and floral triangles
60 mm. (2 3/8 in.) diam.
(52 gr.)