Property from the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection
Two gold snuff boxes, Geneva, late 18th and early 19th centuries
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May 15, 12:33 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 CHF
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Description
the first, by Jean George Rémond, 1792-1801, circular, the lid with concentric engine-turning around an oval reserve to lower part, engraved with initials GLM, within chased flower and leaf borders on a sablé ground, the sides and base similarly decorated, maker's mark IGRC in a vertical lozenge, French hibou control marks, diameter 5.5 cm.; 2 18 in.
the second, by Jean-François Bautte, early 19th century, purse shape, the clasp formed of scrollwork borders and a polished gold band, wavy engine-turned ground, the sides and base decorated en suite, rubbed maker's mark within a lozenge, unofficial PC3 Geneva standard mark, diameter 6.1 cm.; 2 3/8 in.
The firm of Rémond, Lamy, Mercier & Co was formed on 1 August 1811 but confusingly continued to use the IGRC lozenge mark registered by the firm in 1806 and in 1815. Like Rémond, Jean Noé Lamy was also born and trained in Hanau before moving to Geneva. Although this last company of Rémond was not officially ended until 1820, it must have stopped earlier because Rémond decided to retire in Hanau in 1818, applying for a passport from Geneva to the city in Hesse (Ian White and Julia Clarke, The Majesty of the Chinese Market Watch, (London, 2019) p. 77).