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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A SWISS ENAMELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1790
Details
A SWISS ENAMELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1790
rectangular box with canted corners, the cover, sides and base with chased foliate borders on a sablé gold ground within white enamel frames, the sides and base set with panels of translucent dark-blue enamel over foliage and military trophies, the cover centred with an octagonal enamel plaque depicting a classical scene of a soldier departing for war
3½ in. (90 mm.) wide
GENEVA, CIRCA 1790
rectangular box with canted corners, the cover, sides and base with chased foliate borders on a sablé gold ground within white enamel frames, the sides and base set with panels of translucent dark-blue enamel over foliage and military trophies, the cover centred with an octagonal enamel plaque depicting a classical scene of a soldier departing for war
3½ in. (90 mm.) wide
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