An Gold and Enamel Snuff Box for the Ottoman Market, Geneva, Circa 1830

oval, the lid painted with a harbour scene of a large junk and two smaller sailboats near a fortress, the background with hazy purple mountains against an opalescent pink enamel sky over sunburst engine-turning, in a scalloped gold and white enamel frame, foliate colorful enamel borders on a pale blue ground, the sides and base similarly decorated with plain pastel pink enamel panels to centre, apparently unmarked

Length 3 ¼ in.

8.2 cm