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GENEVA, CIRCA 1790/1800, MARKED WITH INITIAL "R" A CROWN ABOVE
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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Geneva, circa 1790/1800, marked with initial "R" a crown above
Oval box, the cover, four side panels and base enamelled with translucent blue on an engine-turned wavy sunburst ground, the cover furthermore painted en grisaille with a scene depicting two maiden before Minerva in a classical landscape background, within stripes of gold paillons and an opaque white band, the base similarly bordered, the four side pilasters engraved with gold urns on opaque white taille d'épargne enamel rectangles
87 mm. (3.3/8 in.) wide
Geneva, circa 1790/1800, marked with initial "R" a crown above
Oval box, the cover, four side panels and base enamelled with translucent blue on an engine-turned wavy sunburst ground, the cover furthermore painted en grisaille with a scene depicting two maiden before Minerva in a classical landscape background, within stripes of gold paillons and an opaque white band, the base similarly bordered, the four side pilasters engraved with gold urns on opaque white taille d'épargne enamel rectangles
87 mm. (3.3/8 in.) wide