A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX, GENEVA, CIRCA 1830, STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD

A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1830, STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
oval box, the cover centered with an oval enamel plaque painted with a harbour scene with a ship in full sail on a guilloche sun-burst pink ground, the cover and sides of turquoise taille d'épargne enamel, the sides each centred with a shaped floral cartouche within white enamel frames, the base with a pink enamel cartouche within sky blue enamel border with red enamel flowerheads and berries, scalloped flange
3.¼ in. (82 mm.) wide