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A FINE SWISS GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX
Lot 37

A FINE SWISS GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX

GENEVA, CIRCA 1775

Closed26 October 2007

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A FINE SWISS GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1775
Oval, the cover, base and sides painted en plein with genre scenes after Fragonard, the matted borders with red, green and white enamel garlands, in original green shagreen velvet-lined case, marked inside base and cover with pseudohallmarks for Paris, 1773
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long

Sotheby's, Geneva, 26 November 1982, lot 136

Specialist note

These scenes, based on original compositions by Fragonard, were engraved and printed by Nicolas de Launay. The printed titles were Les Beignets (the cover), Le Petit Prédicateur (the base), Interieur Rustique (the front panel), l'Education est Tout (the back panel), L'Heureuse Fecondité (one end panel).