GENEVA, CIRCA 1780, WITH PRESTIGE MARKS INCLUDING A SHELL IMITATING THE DISCHARGE OF ÉLOY BRICHARD
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A SWISS VARI-COLOUR GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE
Geneva, circa 1780, with prestige marks including a shell imitating the discharge of Éloy Brichard
Slightly tapering four-colour gold étui-à-cire of oval section, both cover and base with two panels of vertically reeded engine-turning chased with vases and hung with floral festoons and bows, the borders chased with bands of stylized acanthus, the slightly domed top chased with a flowerspray, with plain matrix
104 mm. (4.1/8 in.) long
26 gr. (1 oz.)
Geneva, circa 1780, with prestige marks including a shell imitating the discharge of Éloy Brichard
Slightly tapering four-colour gold étui-à-cire of oval section, both cover and base with two panels of vertically reeded engine-turning chased with vases and hung with floral festoons and bows, the borders chased with bands of stylized acanthus, the slightly domed top chased with a flowerspray, with plain matrix
104 mm. (4.1/8 in.) long
26 gr. (1 oz.)