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CIRCA 1780, WITH PRESTIGE MARKS, INCLUDING ONE RESEMBLING THE CHARGE MARK OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST, THE FLANGE LATER STRUCK WITH TWO POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
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A SWISS OR GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
CIRCA 1780, WITH PRESTIGE MARKS, INCLUDING ONE RESEMBLING THE CHARGE MARK OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST, THE FLANGE LATER STRUCK WITH TWO POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
oval box, the hinged cover, base and sides enamelled in opaque sky-blue, the cover and base centred by an oval reserve of translucent dark-blue enamel on a concentric scalework ground applied with musical and gardening trophies in two-colour gold, the sides divided by four oval reserves similarly decorated and with applied laurel swags, translucent blue enamel ribbon-twist borders
2½ in. (65 mm.) wide
CIRCA 1780, WITH PRESTIGE MARKS, INCLUDING ONE RESEMBLING THE CHARGE MARK OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST, THE FLANGE LATER STRUCK WITH TWO POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
oval box, the hinged cover, base and sides enamelled in opaque sky-blue, the cover and base centred by an oval reserve of translucent dark-blue enamel on a concentric scalework ground applied with musical and gardening trophies in two-colour gold, the sides divided by four oval reserves similarly decorated and with applied laurel swags, translucent blue enamel ribbon-twist borders
2½ in. (65 mm.) wide
Provenance
Christie's, London, 16 November 2010, lot 312.
Brought to you by
Amelia Anderson