ID 1027684
Lot 306 | A SWISS JEWELED AND ENAMELED GOLD SNUFF-BOX FOR THE CHINESE MARKET
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
BY REMOND, LAMY ET COMPAGNIE, MARKED, GENEVA, 1801-1804
In the form of a butterfly, the lid colorfully enameled and set with pearls and diamond, the rim edged with graduated pearls, the base enameled in blue within taille d'épargne borders enameled in black, blue, turquoise and white, the sides with reserves enameled in blue, the dividing panels decorated with water fowl and reeds, in contemporary fitted leather case with label inscribed No 7 Box, incuse maker's mark on lid and base
3 ½ in. (90 mm.) long
3 oz. 6 dwt. (103 gr.) gross weight
Provenance
The Collection of the Rothschild family.
By descent to the present owners.
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Chapuisat, Edouard, Le commerce et l’industrie à Genève pendant la domination française (1789-1813), d’aprés des documents inédits, Editions A. Julien, Georg & Cie, 1908, p. 489.
Haydn, Williams, & Clarke, Julia (ed.), Enamels of the World, 1700-2000, The Khalili Collection, London, The Khalili Family Trust, 2009, pp. 292-317.
Clarke, Julia, “Swiss gold boxes: myth or reality?”, in Murdoch, Tessa, & Zech, Heike (ed.), Going for Gold: Craftsmanship and Collecting of Gold Boxes, Brighton, Sussex Academic Press, 2014, pp. 70-71.
| Artist: | Jean-Georges Rémond (1752 - 1830) |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Diamonds, Enamel, Gold, Precious stones, 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, Diamonds, Enamel, Gold, Precious stones, Plastic |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, Switzerland |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cans and snuffboxes, Boxes and Cases |
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