A Swiss gold and enamel snuff box, maker's mark M&P crowned, circa 1785

Estimate

25,000 - 35,000 USD

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Description

length 3 1/4 in. (8.2cm)

oval, decorated with translucent lime green enamel over engine-turned dotted ground, borders of green enameled leaves with white berries separated by simulated pearls, the cover set with a grisaille miniature of Adonis parting from Venus, marked M&P crowned between two incuse leaf motifs; in fitted gilt-tooled leather case

Provenance

John Jaffa Antiques, London

Catalogue Note

Five gold boxes by this maker are in the collection of the Louvre, see Serge Grandjean, Catalogue des Tabatières, nos. 602 - 606.