A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX, GENEVA, CIRCA 1810, STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1810, STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
circular box, the cover set with an enamel plaque depicting Elisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun's 'La paix ramenant l'Abundance', the sides and base set with panels of translucent dark-blue enamel on an engine-turned ground, the outer borders with taille d’épargne white enamel frames, with black and sky-blue enamel chevrons and gold leaves
2.½ in. (65 mm.) diam.
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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1810, STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
circular box, the cover set with an enamel plaque depicting Elisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun's 'La paix ramenant l'Abundance', the sides and base set with panels of translucent dark-blue enamel on an engine-turned ground, the outer borders with taille d’épargne white enamel frames, with black and sky-blue enamel chevrons and gold leaves
2.½ in. (65 mm.) diam.