A SWISS ENAMEL AND GOLD SNUFF-BOX
A SWISS ENAMEL AND GOLD SNUFF-BOX

GENEVA, CIRCA 1800

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A SWISS ENAMEL AND GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Geneva, circa 1800
Octagonal flattened box, the cover, four cut corners and base enamelled in black with vertical gold borders of taille d'pargne vine leaves twisted with ribbons, the cover inset with a rectangular enamel panel finely painted with the Muse Erato holding a lyre and a palm branch, a putto aside, within a narrow blue enamel band, the four side panels painted with black enamel, all panels framed with opaque white enamel bands
3.3/8 in. (87 mm.) wide