Classic Design

A pearl-set gold and enamel case, Geneva, circa 1785

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September 29, 01:48 PM GMT

Estimate

12,000 - 18,000 EUR

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Lot Details

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Description

tubular form, the front and reverse painted with split pearl-framed oval enamel plaques of a young shepherd and a couple playing hide and seek, within opaque white enamel borders, on a dark blue enamel ground decorated with fine paillon rose garlands, fern and leaves, small pearl push piece, the similarly decorated lid with a smaller split-pearl border and gold suspension loop, plain gold base, formerly containing a fitted interior, likely for scent bottles, which is now missing, apparently unmarked apart from later shell control marks,

8 cm; 3 1/8 in. high

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