Details
Ovale, guillochée de filets et ciselée de festons de laurier et médaillions figurant des fleurs, le fond centré d’un trophée de musique sur fond rayonnant, le couvercle ciselé d’un cannage émaillé en vert translucide, le centre appliqué d’une branche fleurie en strass encadrée par un cadre de perles émaillées blanc, l’appuie-pouce en strass, poinçons dans le couvercle : orfèvre FF et deux arcs de chaque côtés ; sur la gorge : contrôle français postérieur
L. 5.4 cm. (218 in.)
Poids brut: 50 gr. (1 oz. 12 dwt.)
Provenance
Vente Christie's, Londres, 6 juin 2017, lot 54.
FURTHER DETAILS
A SWISS OR GERMAN JEWELLED ENAMELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD LADY SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1780; MAKER'S MARK F. F.
Oval, the sides and base set with panels of horizontal engine-turning hung with foliate garlands, each centred with an oval cartouche with chased vari-colour gold flowers, foliage and musical trophies, the cover set with a panel of translucent green enamel on basket-weave engine-turned ground set with a glass-set silver floral spray, within white enamel bead and vari-colour gold foliate borders, diamond-set silver thumbpiece, marked in cover: maker with two bow and arrow on each side; on flange: later French control mark twice
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