A SWISS VARI-COLORED GOLD MUSICAL SNUFF BOX WITH WATCH MOVEMENT

GENEVA, CIRCA 1800, MAKER'S MARK PG

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A SWISS VARI-COLORED GOLD MUSICAL SNUFF BOX WITH WATCH MOVEMENT
Geneva, circa 1800, Maker's mark PG
Oval, with oval panels of classical landscapes, the cover with putti and lovebirds, and three glazed panels showing two dials and the movement, the base hinged for a key compartment and pierced for resonance, marked on interior of cover
2 in. (6.99 cm.) long

Lot Essay

A similar snuff box with a concealed watch in the collection of the Muse du Louvre is marked with the same maker's marks, PG with two lozenges, illustrated in Serge Grandjean, Les Tabatires du Muse du Louvre, 1981, cat. no. 607.

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