A SWISS VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Lot 284

A SWISS VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX

GENEVA, CIRCA 1770/1780, BEARING PRESTIGE MARKS INCLUDING A PORTCULLIS IMITATING THE CHARGE OF ELOY BRICHARD

Closed10 June 2010

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A SWISS VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1770/1780, BEARING PRESTIGE MARKS INCLUDING A PORTCULLIS IMITATING THE CHARGE OF ELOY BRICHARD
Ingot-shaped box, the cover, sides and base chased with scenes of rustic life and with fabrics in four-colour gold on horizontally reeded grounds within cartouches framed by c-scrolls
3 3/8 in. (84 mm.) wide
5 1/8 oz. (146 gr.)

Christie's, Geneva, 14 May 1996, lot 288.