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GENEVA, 1809-1814, WITH THE GENEVA THIRD STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD AND THE GENEVA TOWN MARK, MAKER'S MARK RUBBED
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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX WITH MUSICAL MOVEMENT AND WATCH
Geneva, 1809-1814, with the Geneva third standard mark for gold and the Geneva town mark, maker's mark rubbed
Cushion-shaped rectangular box of oval section, engine-turned with horizontal gadrooning framed by flutes, the vertical borders parcel-enamelled in blue and black and stamped with diagonally trailing foliage and ovolos on a matted ground, wavy blank thumbpiece, the convex left and right hand sides stamped with flowerheads and foliage on a matted ground and parcel-enamelled in blue, the left hand side containing a musical movement with concealed key-hole opening when a lever is pushed, the right-hand side with hinged cover, opening to reveal a watch, on a basse-taille polished gold panel enamelled in white with scrolling foliage within a bright-cut border
3¼ in. (83 mm.) wide
Geneva, 1809-1814, with the Geneva third standard mark for gold and the Geneva town mark, maker's mark rubbed
Cushion-shaped rectangular box of oval section, engine-turned with horizontal gadrooning framed by flutes, the vertical borders parcel-enamelled in blue and black and stamped with diagonally trailing foliage and ovolos on a matted ground, wavy blank thumbpiece, the convex left and right hand sides stamped with flowerheads and foliage on a matted ground and parcel-enamelled in blue, the left hand side containing a musical movement with concealed key-hole opening when a lever is pushed, the right-hand side with hinged cover, opening to reveal a watch, on a basse-taille polished gold panel enamelled in white with scrolling foliage within a bright-cut border
3¼ in. (83 mm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Geneva, 11 May 1989, lot 116 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-184).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-184).
Special notice
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