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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Geneva, circa 1785/1790, bearing prestige marks
Oval box, the cover set with an oval portrait miniature of a young gentleman in profile to dexter, wearing a short powdered wig with pigtail, and a blue uniform with yellow collar; all sides and base with guilloché panels enamelled with translucent blue, bordered by gold bands decorated with flowerheads, leaves and berries in multi-coloured enamel -- 8.2 cm wide
Geneva, circa 1785/1790, bearing prestige marks
Oval box, the cover set with an oval portrait miniature of a young gentleman in profile to dexter, wearing a short powdered wig with pigtail, and a blue uniform with yellow collar; all sides and base with guilloché panels enamelled with translucent blue, bordered by gold bands decorated with flowerheads, leaves and berries in multi-coloured enamel -- 8.2 cm wide