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BY GUIDON, GIDE & BLONDET FILS (FL. 1801-1804), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800, THE ENAMEL PLAQUE BY JEAN-LOUIS RICHTER (1766-1841), SIGNED LOWER LEFT, STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL MINIATURE
BY GUIDON, GIDE & BLONDET FILS (FL. 1801-1804), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800, THE ENAMEL PLAQUE BY JEAN-LOUIS RICHTER (1766-1841), SIGNED LOWER LEFT, STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels enamelled in translucent royal blue on wavy engine-turned reeding, framed by opaque blue, black and white enamelled bands interspersed with engraved gold demi-lunes, the cover inset with a rectangular enamel plaque with domed top and bottom painted with a bouquet of flowers in a vase on a ledge against a landscape background, within engraved gold mount, flanked by two fan-shaped chased gold plaques, the square pilasters of the sides enamelled in black and blue, the base enamelled with a bouquet of flowers
3¼ in. (84 mm.) wide
BY GUIDON, GIDE & BLONDET FILS (FL. 1801-1804), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800, THE ENAMEL PLAQUE BY JEAN-LOUIS RICHTER (1766-1841), SIGNED LOWER LEFT, STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels enamelled in translucent royal blue on wavy engine-turned reeding, framed by opaque blue, black and white enamelled bands interspersed with engraved gold demi-lunes, the cover inset with a rectangular enamel plaque with domed top and bottom painted with a bouquet of flowers in a vase on a ledge against a landscape background, within engraved gold mount, flanked by two fan-shaped chased gold plaques, the square pilasters of the sides enamelled in black and blue, the base enamelled with a bouquet of flowers
3¼ in. (84 mm.) wide
Provenance
Christie's, Geneva, 19 November 1997, lot 235.
Brought to you by
Matilda Burn
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