A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1780 WITH PRESTIGE FRENCH MARKS INCLUDING DATE-LETTER X FOR 1761/1762 AND DECHARGE FOR HENRY CLAVEL AND JEAN-FRANCOIS KALENDRIN, PARIS 1782-1789 AND TRACE OF ANOTHER MARK; WITH RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK FOR GOLD STRUCK TWICE, PARIS 1847-ONWARDS
Ingot shape, the lid set with three enamel plaques under glass painted en camée in sepia on opaline glass in the manner of Jacques-Joseph de Gault, with in the centre a sacrifice to Hymen, and putti on the each side, the cover, side and underside enamelled in translucent blue scattered with pellet and star paillons within red enamel beaded border and white enamel foliate border
3 ½ in. (90 mm.) long
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1780 WITH PRESTIGE FRENCH MARKS INCLUDING DATE-LETTER X FOR 1761/1762 AND DECHARGE FOR HENRY CLAVEL AND JEAN-FRANCOIS KALENDRIN, PARIS 1782-1789 AND TRACE OF ANOTHER MARK; WITH RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK FOR GOLD STRUCK TWICE, PARIS 1847-ONWARDS
Ingot shape, the lid set with three enamel plaques under glass painted en camée in sepia on opaline glass in the manner of Jacques-Joseph de Gault, with in the centre a sacrifice to Hymen, and putti on the each side, the cover, side and underside enamelled in translucent blue scattered with pellet and star paillons within red enamel beaded border and white enamel foliate border
3 ½ in. (90 mm.) long
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