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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX FOR THE ORIENTAL MARKET
probably Geneva, circa 1840
Oval gold box, the base and lid surrounded by a lavender-coloured opaque enamel band with translucent green leaves and white flower-heads, the cover centered by an oval cartouche with wavy outline depicting an oriental harbour scene with steam-boat, on an engine-turned sunset ground, the base with a corresponding reserve enamelled with a bouquet of flowers on a guilloché ground, the sides with four similar flower-cartouches; with wavy flange -- 76 mm wide
probably Geneva, circa 1840
Oval gold box, the base and lid surrounded by a lavender-coloured opaque enamel band with translucent green leaves and white flower-heads, the cover centered by an oval cartouche with wavy outline depicting an oriental harbour scene with steam-boat, on an engine-turned sunset ground, the base with a corresponding reserve enamelled with a bouquet of flowers on a guilloché ground, the sides with four similar flower-cartouches; with wavy flange -- 76 mm wide