Lot Essay
A very similar snuffbox signed by J.F. Bautte & Co. of Geneva is in the Al-Tajir Collection, illustrated in The Glory of the Goldsmith, London, 1989, fig. 239.
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE LORE AND RUDOLF HEINEMANN
A SWISS ENAMEL AND GOLD SNUFFBOX AND SIMILAR VINAIGRETTE
GENEVA, CIRCA 1830
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A SWISS ENAMEL AND GOLD SNUFFBOX AND SIMILAR VINAIGRETTE
Geneva, circa 1830
Each rectangular, the surface enamelled with gathered flower design, the vinaigrette opening to a grille, apparently unmarked
Snuffbox length 2¾in. (7cm.) (2)
Geneva, circa 1830
Each rectangular, the surface enamelled with gathered flower design, the vinaigrette opening to a grille, apparently unmarked
Snuffbox length 2¾in. (7cm.) (2)