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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOTS 3727-3733)
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1830
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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1830
oval box with fluted rims, the sides and base with radiating enamel floral panels within chased gold and white enamel frames, the cover centred with an opaque pink enamel cartouche painted with a colourful bouquet of flowers, within a sky-blue taille d’épargne foliate frame highlighted with red enamel flowers and berries and polished gold outer border, the base centred with a similar panel enamelled in sky-blue and painted with military trophies
3½ in. (90 mm.) wide
GENEVA, CIRCA 1830
oval box with fluted rims, the sides and base with radiating enamel floral panels within chased gold and white enamel frames, the cover centred with an opaque pink enamel cartouche painted with a colourful bouquet of flowers, within a sky-blue taille d’épargne foliate frame highlighted with red enamel flowers and berries and polished gold outer border, the base centred with a similar panel enamelled in sky-blue and painted with military trophies
3½ in. (90 mm.) wide
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David McLachlan