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GENEVA, CIRCA 1820/1830, MAKER'S MARK 'M' IN A HORIZONTAL LOZENGE, WITH THE GENEVA TOWN MARK, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Geneva, circa 1820/1830, maker's mark 'M' in a horizontal lozenge, with the Geneva town mark, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Oblong flattened box with rounded corners and convex lid and base, the cover panel centred by an oval reserve decorated with mirrored foliate scrolls around a pinecone on a ground of vermiculé against a reeded background, all in black taille d'épargne enamel, the base enamelled with diagonal trompe-l'oeil bars of gold in the same technique, the front and rear ends similarly enamelled with foliate scrolls on black, the tapering rounded ends with a scalework pattern, slightly raised plain gold thumbpiece
3 1/16 in. (78 mm.) wide
Geneva, circa 1820/1830, maker's mark 'M' in a horizontal lozenge, with the Geneva town mark, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Oblong flattened box with rounded corners and convex lid and base, the cover panel centred by an oval reserve decorated with mirrored foliate scrolls around a pinecone on a ground of vermiculé against a reeded background, all in black taille d'épargne enamel, the base enamelled with diagonal trompe-l'oeil bars of gold in the same technique, the front and rear ends similarly enamelled with foliate scrolls on black, the tapering rounded ends with a scalework pattern, slightly raised plain gold thumbpiece
3 1/16 in. (78 mm.) wide
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium