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MAKER'S MARK G S B, GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1790, CROWNED LETTER K RESEMBLING THE PARISIAN DATE LETTER 1773/1774 AND A MARK RESEMBLING THE PARISIAN CHARGE MARK FOR 1762-1768, THE FLANGE ENGRAVED WITH THE INITIALS 'U D JC } EJ },'
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A SWISS OR GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK G S B, GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1790, CROWNED LETTER K RESEMBLING THE PARISIAN DATE LETTER 1773/1774 AND A MARK RESEMBLING THE PARISIAN CHARGE MARK FOR 1762-1768, THE FLANGE ENGRAVED WITH THE INITIALS 'U D JC } EJ },'
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with engine-turned panels of red enamel crosses and sky-blue squares within polished gold frames, the sablé side pilasters chased with musical trophies, with translucent green enamel foliate borders set at intervals with opalescent white enamel pellets, the cover centred with an oval enamel miniature depicting a classical scene
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
MAKER'S MARK G S B, GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1790, CROWNED LETTER K RESEMBLING THE PARISIAN DATE LETTER 1773/1774 AND A MARK RESEMBLING THE PARISIAN CHARGE MARK FOR 1762-1768, THE FLANGE ENGRAVED WITH THE INITIALS 'U D JC } EJ },'
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with engine-turned panels of red enamel crosses and sky-blue squares within polished gold frames, the sablé side pilasters chased with musical trophies, with translucent green enamel foliate borders set at intervals with opalescent white enamel pellets, the cover centred with an oval enamel miniature depicting a classical scene
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
Provenance
Christie's, Geneva, 14 November, 1978, lot 317.
Brought to you by
Victoria Drummond