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GENEVA, CIRCA 1780/1800, WITH PRESTIGE MARKS INCLUDING A PSEUDO-CHARGE MARK OF JULIEN ALATERRE, A PARTLY RUBBED CROWNED MAKER'S MARK AND A RUBBED CROWNED DATE-LETTER, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS OF GOLD
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A SWISS ENAMELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Geneva, circa 1780/1800, with prestige marks including a pseudo-charge mark of Julien Alaterre, a partly rubbed crowned maker's mark and a rubbed crowned date-letter, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks of gold
Oval box, the cover, sides and base with panels enamelled with a brocade pattern of vertical stripes painted with trailing garlands of flowers on beige and brown translucent guilloché bands alternating with translucent green enamelled stripes, flanked by narrow bright-cut rims, the sablé gold borders chased in two-colour gold with a laurel and berry garland interspersed with flowerheads
2 13/16 in. (71 mm.) wide
Geneva, circa 1780/1800, with prestige marks including a pseudo-charge mark of Julien Alaterre, a partly rubbed crowned maker's mark and a rubbed crowned date-letter, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks of gold
Oval box, the cover, sides and base with panels enamelled with a brocade pattern of vertical stripes painted with trailing garlands of flowers on beige and brown translucent guilloché bands alternating with translucent green enamelled stripes, flanked by narrow bright-cut rims, the sablé gold borders chased in two-colour gold with a laurel and berry garland interspersed with flowerheads
2 13/16 in. (71 mm.) wide
Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 22 November 1956, lot 69 (as a Fine Louis XVI gold box).
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.