A gold and enamel snuff box, Bautte & Moynier, Geneva, circa 1821-1826

of rectangular scalloped form, decorated overall with flowers and scrolls in taille d'épargne on a navy-blue ground, the lid and base centred with flower sprays within a cartouche, the thumbpiece also enamelled to match, incuse maker's mark BM on lid and base, the rim inscribed: Bautte & Moynier à Genève

inside with a few dents, some restoration to blue enamel (corners particularly), 2 small chips to back left corner of lid.
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A box in the form of a parcel tied with gold string and decorated with very similar taille d'epargne ornament on a navy-blue enamel ground, in the Khalili collection, is illustrated, ed. Haydn Williams, Enamels of the World, The Khalili Collection, 2009, no. 222.