Rectangulaire a pans coupés, décorée de panneaux émaillés en bleu nuit opaque rehaussés de paillons filetés verticaux dans un cadre émaillé blanc, le couvercle figurant le retour du soldat dans sa famille dans un paysage de campagne émaillé en grisaille sur fond opalescent rose pale, poinçons dans le couvercle et sur le fond
L.: 83 mm. (3¹⁄₄ in.)

A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX, BY FRANÇOIS JOANIN, MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 180; WITH FRENCH IMPORT MARKS IN USE FROM 1838 TO 1864 AND THE DUTCH WARRANTY MARK FOR 14-CARAT GOLD WORKS OF FOREIGN FABRICATION AFTER 1955; ENGRAVED ON FLANGE WITH WORKSHOP NUMBER '2075'

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