A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD BONBONNIERE
PROBABLY GENEVA, CIRCA 1790
circular gold box, the independent cover, base and sides with translucent dark blue glass over engine-turned foil with starburst pattern and scattered pellets, within opaque white enamel borders with gold taille d'épargne spandrels, the cover with later applied jewelled initials 'G R' below a jewelled gold crown
2 15/16 in. (75 mm.) diam.
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD BONBONNIERE
PROBABLY GENEVA, CIRCA 1790
circular gold box, the independent cover, base and sides with translucent dark blue glass over engine-turned foil with starburst pattern and scattered pellets, within opaque white enamel borders with gold taille d'épargne spandrels, the cover with later applied jewelled initials 'G R' below a jewelled gold crown
2 15/16 in. (75 mm.) diam.