A SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
A SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
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A SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX

MAKER'S MARK R CROWNED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800

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A SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK R CROWNED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800
rectangular narrow box with canted corners, the cover, sides and base set with panels of dark-blue translucent enamel on an engine-turned ground with taille d'épargne gold foliate borders, within white enamel outer frames, the cover with seed-pearl border and centred with an enamel plaque depicting a shepherdess seated under a tree being serenaded by a man playing a flute
3. 3/8 in. (85 mm.) wide

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