Lot 13
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A SWISS GOLD, ENAMEL AND GEM-SET SNUFFBOX SET WITH A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF ALEXANDER II
A SWISS GOLD, ENAMEL AND GEM-SET SNUFFBOX SET WITH A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF ALEXANDER II

MAKER'S MARK OF JWAN WINBERG, GENEVA, CIRCA 1830

Details
A SWISS GOLD, ENAMEL AND GEM-SET SNUFFBOX SET WITH A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF ALEXANDER II
Maker's Mark of Jwan Winberg, Geneva, circa 1830
Rectangular, the base, sides and cover with engine-turned panels within blue enamelled foliate borders, the cover set with an oval portrait miniature of Tsar Alexander II, marked inside cover and base with prestige marks; the bezel engraved 2346 and with French control marks for 1864-1893
36 in. (8.8cm.) long

Lot Essay

Jwan Winberg worked mainly in Russia where he was an associate of the Academy of St. Petersburg in 1830, a member by 1846, and a miniature painter to the court of Russia. He was a good miniaturist using pink colourings and brown-red shadows, and giving particular care and attention to the clothes. A Swiss gold box with a portrait of Tsar Nicholas I by Winberg was sold at Christie's, London, March 31, 1998, lot 4.