Live Auction 18366The Collector: European and English 18th and 19th Century Furniture and Works of Art, Silver, Ceramics and Gold Boxes
A SWISS GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Lot 113

A SWISS GOLD SNUFF-BOX

GENEVA, CIRCA 1790, THE COVER LINING STRUCK WITH MARKS RESEMBLING THOSE OF JULIEN ALATERRE

Closed15 July 2020

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GBP 5,000

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A SWISS GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1790, THE COVER LINING STRUCK WITH MARKS RESEMBLING THOSE OF JULIEN ALATERRE
rectangular box with canted corners, the cover, sides and base set with panels of finely reeded diamond-pattern engine-turning within bright-cut borders and polished gold frames
3½ in. (87 mm.) wide
3 oz. (84 gr.)