A SWISS VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY SENE AND DETALLA (FL. C. 1795-1805), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800
oval box, the cover, sides and base with panels of concentric and horizontal reeding chased with foliage and stamped with pellets, the cover centred with an applied three-colour gold plaque with incurved corners chased with trophies of love on a frosted ground
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
1¾ oz. (54 gr.)
A SWISS VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY SENE AND DETALLA (FL. C. 1795-1805), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800
oval box, the cover, sides and base with panels of concentric and horizontal reeding chased with foliage and stamped with pellets, the cover centred with an applied three-colour gold plaque with incurved corners chased with trophies of love on a frosted ground
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
1¾ oz. (54 gr.)