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GENEVA, CIRCA 1780, WITH RUBBED PRESTIGE MARKS, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
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A SWISS ENAMELLED AND JEWELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Geneva, circa 1780, with rubbed prestige marks, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Oval box, the zig-zag guilloché panels on cover, sides and base coated with translucent royal blue enamel and bordered with gold paillon scallops and opaque white enamel bands, the side dividers similarly enamelled with vases, the lid centred by a translucent blue enamelled slightly raised guilloché plaque applied with rose-cut diamond studded initials 'MA', within a rose-cut cut diamond border, the matted gold borders applied with translucent green enamelled leaves and opaque white enamelled quatrefoils
2 7/16 in. (62 mm.) wide
Geneva, circa 1780, with rubbed prestige marks, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Oval box, the zig-zag guilloché panels on cover, sides and base coated with translucent royal blue enamel and bordered with gold paillon scallops and opaque white enamel bands, the side dividers similarly enamelled with vases, the lid centred by a translucent blue enamelled slightly raised guilloché plaque applied with rose-cut diamond studded initials 'MA', within a rose-cut cut diamond border, the matted gold borders applied with translucent green enamelled leaves and opaque white enamelled quatrefoils
2 7/16 in. (62 mm.) wide
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