ID 992526
Lot 45 | A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Estimate value
£ 12 000 – 18 000
GENEVA, CIRCA 1810, WITH INDISTINCT MAKER’S MARK POSSIBLY THAT OF JEAN-GEORGE REMOND
Rectangular with rounded corners, the cover set with a finely painted plaque depicting Aeneas and his family fleeing from Troy, with figures of Roma holding the infants Romulus and Remus, the cover, sides and base with blue and black guilloché enamel in feather pattern within chased foliate border and taille d'épargne pilasters, with original fitted leather case, marked in cover
3 5/8 in. (92 mm.) wide
gross weight 4 oz. 8 dwt. (137 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Geneva, 16 November 1989, lot 156.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 11 April 2003, lot 185.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Artist: | Jean-Georges Rémond (1752 - 1830) |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Enamel, Gold, Plastic |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, Switzerland |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cans and snuffboxes, Boxes and Cases |
| Artist: | Jean-Georges Rémond (1752 - 1830) |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Enamel, Gold, Plastic |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, Switzerland |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cans and snuffboxes, Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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