COURVOISIER FRÈRES. A VERY FINE AND RARE GOLD, ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET SNUFF BOX WITH CONCEALED KEYWOUND CYLINDER WATCH
SIGNED COURVOISIER FRÈRES, CHAUX DE FONDS, CIRCA 1850
Jewelled keyless cylinder movement, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, all concealed beneath a hinged oval with rose-cut diamond-set floral decoration to the translucent blue enamel on engine-turned ground, the box with geometric patterning in deep blue champlevé enamel and engraved throughout, signed on the gold plate surrounding the dial
43.5 mm. wide and 75.5 mm. length
COURVOISIER FRÈRES. A VERY FINE AND RARE GOLD, ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET SNUFF BOX WITH CONCEALED KEYWOUND CYLINDER WATCH
SIGNED COURVOISIER FRÈRES, CHAUX DE FONDS, CIRCA 1850
Jewelled keyless cylinder movement, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, all concealed beneath a hinged oval with rose-cut diamond-set floral decoration to the translucent blue enamel on engine-turned ground, the box with geometric patterning in deep blue champlevé enamel and engraved throughout, signed on the gold plate surrounding the dial
43.5 mm. wide and 75.5 mm. length