.jpg?w=1)
GENEVA, CIRCA 1800, BEARING PRESTIGE MARKS, THE ENGRAVING CIRCA 1830
Details
A SWISS PARCEL-ENAMLLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Geneva, circa 1800, bearing prestige marks, the engraving circa 1830
Octagonal box, the centre of the cover engraved with a portrait of a gentleman, seated at a desk, in coat, waistcoat and tied cravat, before an open window with a view of a Russian church beyond, within a taille d'épargne frame of opaque light blue enamel circles and white enamel trailing ivy within black enamel borders, the base and sides similarly decorated, bright-cut gold rims
2½ in. (68 mm.) wide
Geneva, circa 1800, bearing prestige marks, the engraving circa 1830
Octagonal box, the centre of the cover engraved with a portrait of a gentleman, seated at a desk, in coat, waistcoat and tied cravat, before an open window with a view of a Russian church beyond, within a taille d'épargne frame of opaque light blue enamel circles and white enamel trailing ivy within black enamel borders, the base and sides similarly decorated, bright-cut gold rims
2½ in. (68 mm.) wide
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.