MAKER'S MARK "BG", GENEVA, CIRCA 1820
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A Swiss enamelled gold Snuff-Box for the Oriental Market
maker's mark "BG", Geneva, circa 1820
Rectangular box of pocket-fitting shape, the sides, convex cover and concave base enamelled with rectangular reserves of wavy outline, painted with lakeside scenes with ships against an architectural landscape ground, on a guilloché sunburst ground, surrounded by an opaque pastel blue band engraved with basse-taille gold foliage and scrolls, the corners of the sides engraved with scrolling foliage in gold on an opaque pink ground, wavy flange, the inside of the cover engraved with later inscription
62 mm. (2 3/8 in.) wide
maker's mark "BG", Geneva, circa 1820
Rectangular box of pocket-fitting shape, the sides, convex cover and concave base enamelled with rectangular reserves of wavy outline, painted with lakeside scenes with ships against an architectural landscape ground, on a guilloché sunburst ground, surrounded by an opaque pastel blue band engraved with basse-taille gold foliage and scrolls, the corners of the sides engraved with scrolling foliage in gold on an opaque pink ground, wavy flange, the inside of the cover engraved with later inscription
62 mm. (2 3/8 in.) wide