ID 437203
Lot 94 | A SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Estimate value
£ 12 000 – 18 000
GENEVA, CIRCA 1880, STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD AND TWO FRENCH EXPORT MARKS FOR GOLD, THE FLANGE STAMPED 3699
oval, the cover, sides and base set with panels of translucent dark-blue enamel on an engine-turned ground, within chased and beaded gold frames with opaque black enamel borders set at intervals with purple enamel flowerheads, chased gold side pilasters, the cover applied with a silver and gold-mounted floral spray set with vari-coloured diamonds
3¾ in. (92 mm.) wide
| Medium: | Gold |
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| Place of origin: | Switzerland |
| Medium: | Gold |
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| Place of origin: | Switzerland |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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