PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN COLLECTION
A SWISS GOLD, ENAMEL AND GEM-SET SNUFFBOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1830
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A SWISS GOLD, ENAMEL AND GEM-SET SNUFFBOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1830
Oval, the cover set with a portrait miniature of a Turkish gentleman within a diamond border surrounded by diamond-set gold foliage, the base with panels of painted musical trophies against a pink ground within translucent orange enamel ribbon borders, apparently unmarked
3 in. (7.7 cm.) long
GENEVA, CIRCA 1830
Oval, the cover set with a portrait miniature of a Turkish gentleman within a diamond border surrounded by diamond-set gold foliage, the base with panels of painted musical trophies against a pink ground within translucent orange enamel ribbon borders, apparently unmarked
3 in. (7.7 cm.) long
Sale room notice
The portrait is that of Muzaffar al-Din Shah, Qajar ruler of Iran (1896-1907) or Nasar al-Din Shah, Qajar ruler of Iran (1831-1896).
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