A jewelled gold and enamel 'Turkish market' snuff box, Geneva, circa 1830

of scalloped oval form, the lid painted en plein with a basket containing a profusion of summer flowers on a silk-covered table, the base with a more formal arrangement, on translucent scarlet over diaper engine-turning  within turquoise taille d'épargne borders, the lid framed with an undulating band of rose diamonds, the sides charmingly decorated in a patchwork of flowers, trophies and views on different-coloured grounds below flower garlands, the lid interior also painted on apple green with a glass bowl of tempting fruits, the inner rims also picked out in enamel, apparently unmarked

Property from a California private collection, sale, Sotheby's New York, 8 April 1981, lot 422

Generally good order and very fine enamel painting; minor scrapes to enamel lobes at either end; tiny touching up of white enamel band in two places on front around pins.
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