A SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BY MOULINIÉ, BAUTTE & CIE (FL. 1804-1826), MARKED, GENEVA, 1804-1808

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A SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY MOULINIÉ, BAUTTE & CIE (FL. 1804-1826), MARKED, GENEVA, 1804-1808
rectangular box with canted corners, the sides and base set with panels of translucent dark-blue enamel on an engine-turned chevron ground within white enamel frames, with sky-blue, black and white taille d’épargne enamel foliate borders and pilasters, the cover set with an enamel plaque depicting a classical scene within an outer seed-pearl border, original brown leather case
3¾ in. (95 mm.) wide

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Lot Essay

Jean-François Bautte (1772-1837), became a partner with his patron Jaques Dauphin Moulinié from 1793. In 1808 the company was known as Moulinié, Bautte et Moynier, but by 1831 Bautte was the only remaining name in this most distinguished firm of Geneva gold box makers.

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