A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL MINIATURE

BY JEAN-GEORGES RÉMOND (FL. 1783-CIRCA 1820), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1810, THE ENAMEL BY JEAN-LOUIS RICHTER (1766-1841), SIGNED 'RICHTER' (LOWER LEFT)

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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL MINIATURE
BY JEAN-GEORGES RÉMOND (FL. 1783-CIRCA 1820), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1810, THE ENAMEL BY JEAN-LOUIS RICHTER (1766-1841), SIGNED 'RICHTER' (LOWER LEFT)

rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover set with an enamel miniature depicting an alpine lakeside view, with a herdsman and his animals in the foreground, a lake and mountains beyond, within a blue enamel frame and raised foliate sablé gold border, the sides and base set with panels of dark blue enamel highlighted with gold chevrons, with similar gold borders and pilasters
3½ in. (90 mm.) wide

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Lot Essay

The background scenery and sky of this enamel is characteristic of Richter's work. See H. Boeckh, 'Jean-Louis Richter, peintre genevois sur émail (1766-1841): son mode de travail et le choix de ses motifs', Geneva, n.s., XXXI, 1983, pp. 101-119.

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