A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX, GENEVA, CIRCA 1820
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1820
fluted oval box with wavy rims, the cover and base each centered with an oval dove-grey enamel reserve of wavy outline on an engine-turned ground, each painted with bouquets of rose, peonies, tulips, daffodils and fruit, surrounded by opaque pink taille d'épargne borders engraved with scrolls and trailing foliage, the sides similarly decorated
3 in. (76 mm.) wide
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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1820
fluted oval box with wavy rims, the cover and base each centered with an oval dove-grey enamel reserve of wavy outline on an engine-turned ground, each painted with bouquets of rose, peonies, tulips, daffodils and fruit, surrounded by opaque pink taille d'épargne borders engraved with scrolls and trailing foliage, the sides similarly decorated
3 in. (76 mm.) wide