A SWISS VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX FOR THE ORIENTAL MARKET
GENEVA, CIRCA 1830
oval box with wavy flange and rims, the cover, sides and base stamped with trailing foliage and flowerheads on a sablé ground, the cover centred by a shaped oval cartouche chased with a four-colour gold flowerspray on a frosted ground, the base centred by a shaped oval cartouche with concentric reeded engine-turning in a sun-burst pattern, within polished gold frames
2 7/8 in. (73 mm.) wide
2 oz. (56 gr.)
A SWISS VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX FOR THE ORIENTAL MARKET
GENEVA, CIRCA 1830
oval box with wavy flange and rims, the cover, sides and base stamped with trailing foliage and flowerheads on a sablé ground, the cover centred by a shaped oval cartouche chased with a four-colour gold flowerspray on a frosted ground, the base centred by a shaped oval cartouche with concentric reeded engine-turning in a sun-burst pattern, within polished gold frames
2 7/8 in. (73 mm.) wide
2 oz. (56 gr.)
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