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BY REMOND, LAMY & CO., MARKED, GENEVA, 1801-1804, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO POST-1838 FRENCH SMALL GUARANTEE MARKS FOR GOLD
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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY REMOND, LAMY & Co., MARKED, GENEVA, 1801-1804, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO POST-1838 FRENCH SMALL GUARANTEE MARKS FOR GOLD
flattened rectangular box with canted corners, the cover, sides and base with panels of translucent dark blue enamel with opaque black enamel running through in a moiré pattern on a wavy engine-turned ground, the cover set with an enamel miniature depicting Zephyr and Flora within a chased gold frame, supported on either side by two applied gold classical female figures on light-blue taille d'épargne enamel pedestals, within opaque white enamel borders, in original fitted leather case
3 5/8 in. (93 mm.) wide (2)
BY REMOND, LAMY & Co., MARKED, GENEVA, 1801-1804, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO POST-1838 FRENCH SMALL GUARANTEE MARKS FOR GOLD
flattened rectangular box with canted corners, the cover, sides and base with panels of translucent dark blue enamel with opaque black enamel running through in a moiré pattern on a wavy engine-turned ground, the cover set with an enamel miniature depicting Zephyr and Flora within a chased gold frame, supported on either side by two applied gold classical female figures on light-blue taille d'épargne enamel pedestals, within opaque white enamel borders, in original fitted leather case
3 5/8 in. (93 mm.) wide (2)
Provenance
Christie's, Rome, 7 December 2005, lot 382.
Brought to you by
Tom Johans
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