GODON. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD AND ENAMEL ELONGATED OVAL SNUFF BOX WITH CONCEALED KEYWOUND WATCH, ENAMEL ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOP OF J-L RICHTER

GODON. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD AND ENAMEL ELONGATED OVAL SNUFF BOX WITH CONCEALED KEYWOUND WATCH, ENAMEL ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOP OF J-L RICHTER
SIGNED L. GODON, CIRCA 1820
The watch with shield-shaped cylinder movement, white enamel dial with Breguet numerals, blue enamel surround with light blue circle at the bottom with index regulator, with larger adjoining shield-shaped compartment for snuff, the hinged covers with finely painted polychrome enamel scenes of children playing "thread the needle" and a boy and his dog watching the others at play, after the "Playing at Thread the Needle" engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi from a painting by William Hamilton, to the light blue and black champlevé enamel geometric surround, the case decorated with translucent blue enamel over engine-turned ground, with light blue and black florets within white champlevé enamel borders, the base similarly decorated, movement signed
95 mm. wide