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GENEVA, CIRCA 1800, WITH AN 18-CARAT GOLD MARK
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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1800, WITH AN 18-CARAT GOLD MARK
Rectangular parcel-enamelled box with rounded corners, the cover inset with an octagonal enamel plaque of two young lovers in classical attire etching initials on a tree, the base centred with a horizontal lozenge engraved with a mirrored flowerspray in a burnished ground within a black taille d'épargne frame, surrounded by a larger lozenge on a rectangular panel, all engine-turned with diagonal or horizontal reeding, black enamelled taille d'épargne border of stylised acanthus
3½ in. (89 mm.) wide
GENEVA, CIRCA 1800, WITH AN 18-CARAT GOLD MARK
Rectangular parcel-enamelled box with rounded corners, the cover inset with an octagonal enamel plaque of two young lovers in classical attire etching initials on a tree, the base centred with a horizontal lozenge engraved with a mirrored flowerspray in a burnished ground within a black taille d'épargne frame, surrounded by a larger lozenge on a rectangular panel, all engine-turned with diagonal or horizontal reeding, black enamelled taille d'épargne border of stylised acanthus
3½ in. (89 mm.) wide
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium