A SWISS ENAMELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX FOR THE ORIENTAL MARKET
GENEVA, CIRCA 1830
Oval box with lobed outlines, the cover and base centred with translucent green guilloché enamelled oval reserves painted with flowers, surrounded by radiating panels chased with rose, yellow and white gold flowers with green gold foliage alternating with panels chased with polished gold scrolling foliage, all on a sablé ground with pink gold fluted borders, the sides similarly chased with vari-colour foliate swags alternating with flowers
3 in. (87 mm.) wide
A SWISS ENAMELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX FOR THE ORIENTAL MARKET
GENEVA, CIRCA 1830
Oval box with lobed outlines, the cover and base centred with translucent green guilloché enamelled oval reserves painted with flowers, surrounded by radiating panels chased with rose, yellow and white gold flowers with green gold foliage alternating with panels chased with polished gold scrolling foliage, all on a sablé ground with pink gold fluted borders, the sides similarly chased with vari-colour foliate swags alternating with flowers
3 in. (87 mm.) wide
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