A SWISS GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX
FRANÇOIS JOANIN, GENEVA, CIRCA 1790
Elongated octagonal, the base, sides and cover with a trellis of gold paillons and blue quatrefoils against a white ground, the cover centering a figure and urn, marked on the interior of cover and base with FJ incuse and prestige marks; the bezel numbered 1283
3½ in. (9 cm.) long
A SWISS GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX
FRANÇOIS JOANIN, GENEVA, CIRCA 1790
Elongated octagonal, the base, sides and cover with a trellis of gold paillons and blue quatrefoils against a white ground, the cover centering a figure and urn, marked on the interior of cover and base with FJ incuse and prestige marks; the bezel numbered 1283
3½ in. (9 cm.) long
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