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A gold and enamel snuff box
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- width 9cm, 3 1/2 in
marks illegible, probably Geneva, circa 1810, the rim numbered: 5414
rectangular with cut corners, the lid inset with a rectangular Geneva enamel plaque painted with allegorical figures of Justice and Fortitude floating among clouds, narrow gold acanthus frame, the ground enamelled in translucent dark blue over a dog tooth engine-turned pattern, pale blue, white and gold taille d'épargne scrolled leaf borders
rectangular with cut corners, the lid inset with a rectangular Geneva enamel plaque painted with allegorical figures of Justice and Fortitude floating among clouds, narrow gold acanthus frame, the ground enamelled in translucent dark blue over a dog tooth engine-turned pattern, pale blue, white and gold taille d'épargne scrolled leaf borders