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PROPERTY FROM AN ITALIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION(LOTS 251-266)
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD BONBONNIÈRE
GENEVA, CIRCA 1790
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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD BONBONNIÈRE
GENEVA, CIRCA 1790
circular box, the cover sides and base set with panels of opaque pale pink enamel within white enamel frames, the cover painted with a capriccio depicting a couple in a landscape before a river, with architectural details to the right and a city beyond, the base with a seated shepherdess and her suitor in a wooded landscape, the sides similarly painted with rural scenes, within taille d'épargne blue enamel borders with trailling gold foliage and flowerheads
2 5/8 in. (67 mm.) diam.
GENEVA, CIRCA 1790
circular box, the cover sides and base set with panels of opaque pale pink enamel within white enamel frames, the cover painted with a capriccio depicting a couple in a landscape before a river, with architectural details to the right and a city beyond, the base with a seated shepherdess and her suitor in a wooded landscape, the sides similarly painted with rural scenes, within taille d'épargne blue enamel borders with trailling gold foliage and flowerheads
2 5/8 in. (67 mm.) diam.
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