GENEVA, CIRCA 1840, MAKER'S MARK "LC" IN A HORIZONTAL LOZENGE, THE MINIATURE ENGLISH SCHOOL, INDISTINCTLY SIGNED AND DATED 1777
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A SWISS ENAMELLED AND JEWELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX FOR THE ORIENTAL MARKET SET WITH A MINIATURE
Geneva, circa 1840, maker's mark "LC" in a horizontal lozenge, the miniature English School, indistinctly signed and dated 1777
Oval box with wavy outlines, the sides and base enamelled with Turkish seascape scenes, the cover engraved with a diaper pattern and scrolls, centred by an oval miniature of a gentleman, within old-cut diamond border, flanked by two old-cut diamond and paste clusters
3.3/8 in. (87 mm.) wide
Geneva, circa 1840, maker's mark "LC" in a horizontal lozenge, the miniature English School, indistinctly signed and dated 1777
Oval box with wavy outlines, the sides and base enamelled with Turkish seascape scenes, the cover engraved with a diaper pattern and scrolls, centred by an oval miniature of a gentleman, within old-cut diamond border, flanked by two old-cut diamond and paste clusters
3.3/8 in. (87 mm.) wide