A MATCHING PAIR OF SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOXES
BY BESSIÈRE & SCHNEIDER (FL. 1805-1808), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1805; WITH LATER FRENCH IMPORT MARKS
Each formed as a resting dog, the cover enamelled with an English pointer lying down on a grassy ground, framed by a split-pearl border, the sides chased on one with scrolling foliage, the other with acanthus leaves, both on sablé ground within opaque bands of blue enamel, the undersides with a shaped panel of sunburst guilloché pattern framed by a band of partially enamelled anthemion, the other with border of cones and pellets on sablé ground, marked inside
31/2 in. (89 mm.) long
gross weight 4 oz. 11 dwt. (142 gr.)
A MATCHING PAIR OF SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOXES
BY BESSIÈRE & SCHNEIDER (FL. 1805-1808), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1805; WITH LATER FRENCH IMPORT MARKS
Each formed as a resting dog, the cover enamelled with an English pointer lying down on a grassy ground, framed by a split-pearl border, the sides chased on one with scrolling foliage, the other with acanthus leaves, both on sablé ground within opaque bands of blue enamel, the undersides with a shaped panel of sunburst guilloché pattern framed by a band of partially enamelled anthemion, the other with border of cones and pellets on sablé ground, marked inside
31/2 in. (89 mm.) long
gross weight 4 oz. 11 dwt. (142 gr.)