A MATCHING PAIR OF SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOXES

Lot 47
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Lot 47 | A MATCHING PAIR OF SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOXES
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£ 20 000 – 30 000
A MATCHING PAIR OF SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOXES

BY BESSIÈRE & SCHNEIDER (FL. 1805-1808), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1805; WITH LATER FRENCH IMPORT MARKS

Each formed as a resting dog, the cover enamelled with an English pointer lying down on a grassy ground, framed by a split-pearl border, the sides chased on one with scrolling foliage, the other with acanthus leaves, both on sablé ground within opaque bands of blue enamel, the undersides with a shaped panel of sunburst guilloché pattern framed by a band of partially enamelled anthemion, the other with border of cones and pellets on sablé ground, marked inside

31/2 in. (89 mm.) long

gross weight 4 oz. 11 dwt. (142 gr.)





Provenance

With Michel Turisk, Au Vieux Paris, Paris.

The Palmieri Collection; Christie's, London, 28 March 1996, lot 103.



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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.
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