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GENEVA, CIRCA 1780, WITH PRESTIGE MARKS
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A SWISS JEWELLED GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
Geneva, circa 1780, with prestige marks
Oblong oval gold box, the cover inset with an oval enamel miniature depicting a boy observing a young shepherdess, within a rose-cut diamond frame surmounted by a bow, the surrounding red gold panels chased and engraved with flower garlands and love symbols on a burnished ground, within a gadrooned border, the base similarly decorated around an oval reserve chased with attributes of Love, the sides similarly embellished with oval reserves chased with rural scenes and musical instruments, the pierced thumbpiece studded with diamonds
2.7/8 in. (72 mm.) wide
Geneva, circa 1780, with prestige marks
Oblong oval gold box, the cover inset with an oval enamel miniature depicting a boy observing a young shepherdess, within a rose-cut diamond frame surmounted by a bow, the surrounding red gold panels chased and engraved with flower garlands and love symbols on a burnished ground, within a gadrooned border, the base similarly decorated around an oval reserve chased with attributes of Love, the sides similarly embellished with oval reserves chased with rural scenes and musical instruments, the pierced thumbpiece studded with diamonds
2.7/8 in. (72 mm.) wide