ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-FRANÇOIS BAUTTE & CIE. (FL. 1837-1855), GENEVA, CIRCA 1840

Details

A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-FRANÇOIS BAUTTE & CIE. (FL. 1837-1855), GENEVA, CIRCA 1840
of faceted elongated form with rounded ends, each panel decorated in opaque and translucent enamels with colourful polychrome friezes of flowers and strapwork on a sablé ground, with two hinged secret compartments on both ends, the interior of the double cover set with a gold frame set with two glazed compartments
3. 7/8 in. (98 mm.) long

Provenance

with S.J. Phillips, London.

Lot Essay

Despite this box not being marked or signed, its delicate and colourful friezes of flowers, standing out on sablé gold ground, are typical of J.F. Bautte's production. For three snuff boxes of identical form, two of which are signed: J.F. Bautte & Cie, see Sotheby's, Paris, 29 April 2009, lot 4, Christie's, New York, 2 June 2004, lot 2 and Sotheby's, London, 12 May 2015, lot 140. After the death of Jean-François Bautte (1772-1837), the firm continued under the name of 'Jean-François Bautte & Cie' until 1855 when it changed its name to 'Rossel, Bautte & Cie'.

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