A SWISS JEWELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MINIATURE
PROBABLY GENEVA, CIRCA 1790
rectangular box with tapering sides, the cover, sides and base with panels of peaked-pattern engine-turning with vari-colour gold flowers at each corner, the cover set with a later applied glazed octagonal miniature depicting a sailing ship in a stormy sea, within a diamond-set frame with sapphires and rubies at each corner, polished gold rims and scroll thumbpiece
3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) wide
A SWISS JEWELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MINIATURE
PROBABLY GENEVA, CIRCA 1790
rectangular box with tapering sides, the cover, sides and base with panels of peaked-pattern engine-turning with vari-colour gold flowers at each corner, the cover set with a later applied glazed octagonal miniature depicting a sailing ship in a stormy sea, within a diamond-set frame with sapphires and rubies at each corner, polished gold rims and scroll thumbpiece
3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) wide
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