A SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD MUSICAL SNUFF-BOX

Lot 44
07.07.2023 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 30 240
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Lot 44 | A SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD MUSICAL SNUFF-BOX
Valeur estimée
£ 15 000 – 25 000
A SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD MUSICAL SNUFF-BOX

THE MOVEMENT BY PIGUET & CAPT; THE CASE BY JEAN-GEORGE REMOND (FL.1783-CIRCA 1820), GENEVA, CIRCA 1805-1810

Shaped as a purse, the base and cover with black and translucent blue guilloché enamel, set with split pearls and turquoise cabochons, the engine-turned sides with enamel borders; the sur plateau movement playing two tunes and stamped 855, with key, marked inside and on cover bezel with maker's marks and P&C in oval; the bezel with workshop number 855, Austrian control mark, and the French guarantee mark for 1809-1819

2 1/8 in. (53 mm.) long

gross weight 2 oz. 19 dwt. (93 gr.)





Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Geneva, 11 May 1983, lot 202.

A European Collection; Christie's, New York, 26 October 2007, lot 1.



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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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