A SWISS VARI-COLOUR GOLD BOÎTE-À-ROUGE
A SWISS VARI-COLOUR GOLD BOÎTE-À-ROUGE

GENEVA, CIRCA 1800, BEARING PRESTIGE MARKS, RUBBED MAKER'S MARK 'H&[?]', EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH WARRANTY MARKS AND LATER FRENCH CONTROL MARKS

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A SWISS VARI-COLOUR GOLD BOÎTE-À-ROUGE
Geneva, circa 1800, bearing prestige marks, rubbed maker's mark 'H&[?]', early 19th century French warranty marks and later French control marks
Circular box, the independent cover, sides and base engine-turned with fine horizontal reeding, the cover and base stamped with a pattern of flowers within diapers, the sides with flowers within arches, the matted gold borders chased with trailing foliage in four-colour gold within reeded rims
17/8 in. (48 mm.) diam.
1¾ oz. (34 gr.)