Lot 176
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A SWISS SPLIT-PEARL SET AND ENAMELLED GOLD NEEDLE-CASE
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A SWISS SPLIT-PEARL SET AND ENAMELLED GOLD NEEDLE-CASE

BY SENÉ & DETALLA (FL. C. 1795-1805), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1795/1800

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A SWISS SPLIT-PEARL SET AND ENAMELLED GOLD NEEDLE-CASE
by Sené & Detalla (fl. c. 1795-1805), marked, Geneva, circa 1795/1800
Slightly tapering étui of hexagonal section, both sides of cover and base finely enamelled with children full-length in landscapes in gold-bordered reserves surrounded by blue enamelled diaper panels, framed by white and dark blue enamel bands adorned with foliate colour paillons, split-pearl edged rims, blank matrix, engine-turned top of cap within a white enamelled border
4 5/16 in. (109 mm.) high
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

The partnership of the Geneva goldsmiths Philippe Sené and Detalla must have existed since sometime before 1795 but seems to have split up in 1805; by October 1805, Sené had gone into partnership with his brother-in-law Henry Neisser who had come to Geneva from Hanau in 1785/1786. Sené died in November 1807 and Neisser entered a mark on his own account in 1808. For a box by Sené & Neisser, see lot 174.

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