Lot 598
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION (LOTS 592-603)
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX

GENEVA, CIRCA 1780 WITH PRESTIGE FRENCH MARKS INCLUDING DATE-LETTER X FOR 1761/1762 AND DECHARGE FOR HENRY CLAVEL AND JEAN-FRANCOIS KALENDRIN, PARIS 1782-1789 AND TRACE OF ANOTHER MARK; WITH RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK FOR GOLD STRUCK TWICE, PARIS 1847-ONWARDS

    Price Realised GBP 17,500
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    GBP 15,000 - GBP 20,000
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    A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX

    GENEVA, CIRCA 1780 WITH PRESTIGE FRENCH MARKS INCLUDING DATE-LETTER X FOR 1761/1762 AND DECHARGE FOR HENRY CLAVEL AND JEAN-FRANCOIS KALENDRIN, PARIS 1782-1789 AND TRACE OF ANOTHER MARK; WITH RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK FOR GOLD STRUCK TWICE, PARIS 1847-ONWARDS

    Price Realised GBP 17,500
    Price Realised GBP 17,500
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    Ingot shape, the lid set with three enamel plaques under glass painted en camée in sepia on opaline glass in the manner of Jacques-Joseph de Gault, with in the centre a sacrifice to Hymen, and putti on the each side, the cover, side and underside enamelled in translucent blue scattered with pellet and star paillons within red enamel beaded border and white enamel foliate border
    31⁄2 in. (90 mm.) long
    Provenance
    Rene Fribourg.
    The Rene Fribourg Collection IV; Sotheby's, London, 14 October 1963, lot 325.
    Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Zurich, 17 May 1979, lot 100 (CHF 16,000).
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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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