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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN (LOTS 164-181)
A SWISS GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY JEAN-GEORGE RÉMOND & COMPAGNIE (FL. 1783-1819), MARKED, GENEVA, 1790-1800
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A SWISS GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY JEAN-GEORGE RÉMOND & COMPAGNIE (FL. 1783-1819), MARKED, GENEVA, 1790-1800
rectangular box with canted corners, the cover, sides and base set with panels of alternating vertical and horizontal engine-turning within stamped ovolo and foliate sablé borders, the side pilasters with raised acanthus leaf motifs, the cover centred with an applied figure of a lion
3½ in. (89 mm.) wide
3 oz. (100 gr.)
BY JEAN-GEORGE RÉMOND & COMPAGNIE (FL. 1783-1819), MARKED, GENEVA, 1790-1800
rectangular box with canted corners, the cover, sides and base set with panels of alternating vertical and horizontal engine-turning within stamped ovolo and foliate sablé borders, the side pilasters with raised acanthus leaf motifs, the cover centred with an applied figure of a lion
3½ in. (89 mm.) wide
3 oz. (100 gr.)
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