Details
A SWISS GOLD SNUFF-BOX
unmarked, probably Geneva, circa 1820
Rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover and base with an engine-turned pattern within a cartouche shaped as a flowerhead, in the centre an oval reserve containing a shield with scrolls, the surrounding panel engraved with foliage on a matted ground, the sides with guilloché decoration, with wavy flange -- 78 mm wide
unmarked, probably Geneva, circa 1820
Rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover and base with an engine-turned pattern within a cartouche shaped as a flowerhead, in the centre an oval reserve containing a shield with scrolls, the surrounding panel engraved with foliage on a matted ground, the sides with guilloché decoration, with wavy flange -- 78 mm wide