Property from the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection
A diamond-set gold and enamel snuff box, Paris, Nicolas Marguerit, 1778/1779 and later
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May 15, 12:48 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 CHF
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Description
elongated oval, the lid later applied with a translucent red guilloché enamel plaque decorated with a diamond-set flower basket tied with a ribbon and bow, the ground of translucent pigeon blue enamel over chevron engine-turning, framed by a border of translucent green quatrefoils and red ovolos, the sides similarly decorated, the dividers further decorated with translucent navy blue enamel swags, maker's mark, charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache, Paris date letter P,
length 9 cm; 3 1/2 in.
Christie's London, 9 December 2003, lot 148;
Christie's London, 16 November 2010, lot 310 (The Property of a European Nobleman)