A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1790; MAKER'S MARK R IN CURSIVE UNDER A CROWN; STAMPED ON FLANGE WITH NUMBER 68
Octagonal, the cover, four sides and base enamelled in white fired with vertical bands of plaited gold paillons alternating with translucent blue leaf and gold twig bands, within bands of translucent blue enamelled bands, the cover centred by an octagonal translucent blue enamelled reserve painted en grisaille with a couple and their dog strolling in a landscape, the overlapping thumbpiece enamelled with opaque white stripes alternating with translucent blue stripes fired with lighter foliate paillons, a taille d'épargne rosette in the centre
3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) wide
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1790; MAKER'S MARK R IN CURSIVE UNDER A CROWN; STAMPED ON FLANGE WITH NUMBER 68
Octagonal, the cover, four sides and base enamelled in white fired with vertical bands of plaited gold paillons alternating with translucent blue leaf and gold twig bands, within bands of translucent blue enamelled bands, the cover centred by an octagonal translucent blue enamelled reserve painted en grisaille with a couple and their dog strolling in a landscape, the overlapping thumbpiece enamelled with opaque white stripes alternating with translucent blue stripes fired with lighter foliate paillons, a taille d'épargne rosette in the centre
3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) wide
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