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PROBABLY SWISS, CIRCA 1840
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A vari-coloured gold and turquoise-set vinaigrette
Probably Swiss, circa 1840
Oblong, the cover applied with a vari-coloured gold spray of ribbon-tied flowers with turquoise petals and diamond centres, on a textured ground, the base engraved with a spray of roses on an engine-turned ground, the sides engine-turned, with plain bar thumbpiece, the grille bright-cut with floral scrolls, marked on side with later French import marks
1 3/8 in. (35 mm.) long
Probably Swiss, circa 1840
Oblong, the cover applied with a vari-coloured gold spray of ribbon-tied flowers with turquoise petals and diamond centres, on a textured ground, the base engraved with a spray of roses on an engine-turned ground, the sides engine-turned, with plain bar thumbpiece, the grille bright-cut with floral scrolls, marked on side with later French import marks
1 3/8 in. (35 mm.) long
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