A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
These lots have been imported from outside the EU … Read more PROPERTY FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 282-286)
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX

GENEVA, CIRCA 1770/1780, STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD

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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1770/1780, STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
oval box, the cover, sides and base each set with panels enamelled with winter branches painted in purple en camaïeu on an opalescent oyster-pink engine-turned ground, within beaded gold borders
2 3/8 in. (62 mm.) wide
Provenance
The René Fribourg Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 14 October 1963, lot 284.
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.

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