A SWISS GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MICRO-MOSAIC

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A SWISS GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MICRO-MOSAIC
by Bautte & Moynier, Geneva, circa 1820/1825, the flange engraved
"BAUTTE ET MOYNIER A GENEVE", the micro-mosaic circa 1805


Rectangular gold box with rounded corners, the cover inset with a rectangular micro-mosaic plaque depicting a view of Wilhelmshöhe Castle of Kassel, with the Herkulesberg to the left; surrounded by engraved foliage on a matted ground, the base similarly framed and centered by an engine-turned panel, the sides with a continuous pattern of guilloché -- 82 mm wide

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