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GENEVA, CIRCA 1780
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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1780
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of opalescent oyster-pink enamel, painted en camaïeu with winter branches within blue and white enamel taille d'épargne frames and scroll borders, the side pilasters with gold musical trophies, the cover centred with an oval enamel plaque depicting a courting couple
3 3/8 in. (86 mm.) wide
GENEVA, CIRCA 1780
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of opalescent oyster-pink enamel, painted en camaïeu with winter branches within blue and white enamel taille d'épargne frames and scroll borders, the side pilasters with gold musical trophies, the cover centred with an oval enamel plaque depicting a courting couple
3 3/8 in. (86 mm.) wide
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