A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX

Despite this box not being marked or signed, its delicate and colourful friezes of flowers, standing out on sablé gold ground, are typical of J.F. Bautte's production. For three snuff boxes of identical form, two of which are signed: J.F. Bautte & Cie, see Sotheby's, Paris, 29 April 2009, lot 4, Christie's, New York, 2 June 2004, lot 2 and Sotheby's, London, 12 May 2015, lot 140. After the death of Jean-François Bautte (1772-1837), the firm continued under the name of 'Jean-François Bautte & Cie' until 1855 when it changed its name to 'Rossel, Bautte & Cie'.