Sale 1009
London
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8 December 2011
Price realised
GBP 5,000
Estimate
A SWISS VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL PLAQUE GENEVA, CIRCA 1820/1830 rectangular box with rounded corners, the hinged cover set with an enamel plaque depicting an alpine lakeside scene, the raised border applied with flowers and foliage in three-colour gold and platinum on a frosted ground, the sides and base with panels of engine-turning with broad chased sablé borders, the interior cover engraved with a Russian inscription dated 1873 3 3/8 in. (87 mm.) wide The translated inscription reads 'In memory from the father Ivan Ivanovich Gaveman 1873 in Rostov-on-Don'
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