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A gold and enamel "Turkish Market" snuff box
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description
- width 7.5cm, 3in
unmarked, Geneva, circa 1830, later French ET import marks
of wave-edged oval form, the lid inset with an enamel plaque painted with a view of a lakeside harbour, the base engraved with a flower-filled cartouche within scale engine-turning, the sides and borders decorated en plein with flower posies or with multi-coloured flowerheads and scrolls on powder blue or pale pink taille d'épargne grounds
of wave-edged oval form, the lid inset with an enamel plaque painted with a view of a lakeside harbour, the base engraved with a flower-filled cartouche within scale engine-turning, the sides and borders decorated en plein with flower posies or with multi-coloured flowerheads and scrolls on powder blue or pale pink taille d'épargne grounds