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MAKER'S MARK R P C, GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1800
細節
A SWISS OR GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK R P C, GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1800
rectangular box, the hinged cover centred by an octagonal reserve engraved in four-colour gold with trophies of the allegory of War and Peace on sablé ground, framed by chased borders of scrolling foliage and black taille d'épargne with sky-blue paisley motifs centred by red guilloché ovals at the corners, the base similarly enamelled with a floral bouquet reserve on engine-turned ground, the sides engine-turned with sprig, pellet, and arch border, framed with sky-blue opaque enamel
3 in. (75 mm.) wide
MAKER'S MARK R P C, GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1800
rectangular box, the hinged cover centred by an octagonal reserve engraved in four-colour gold with trophies of the allegory of War and Peace on sablé ground, framed by chased borders of scrolling foliage and black taille d'épargne with sky-blue paisley motifs centred by red guilloché ovals at the corners, the base similarly enamelled with a floral bouquet reserve on engine-turned ground, the sides engine-turned with sprig, pellet, and arch border, framed with sky-blue opaque enamel
3 in. (75 mm.) wide
來源
Christie's, London, 9 December 2008, lot 68.
榮譽呈獻
Amelia Anderson