23rd Nov, 2022 12:00

European Works of Art

 
Lot 249
 

249

‡ A SWISS GOLD AND BASSE-TAILLE ENAMEL SNUFF BOX

A SWISS GOLD AND BASSE-TAILLE ENAMEL SNUFF BOX, GENEVA, CIRCA 1840, rectangular, enamelled all over with ribbon-tied leaf borders around flower sprays and butterflies, raised base rim, two unidentified probably 'pseudo' marks on inner rim, 7cm long, 159gr

For another box of the same pattern, but enamelled with the slightest variation in colouring, see Christie's, London, 5 December 2019, lot 26.

Sold for £6,000


 

A SWISS GOLD AND BASSE-TAILLE ENAMEL SNUFF BOX, GENEVA, CIRCA 1840, rectangular, enamelled all over with ribbon-tied leaf borders around flower sprays and butterflies, raised base rim, two unidentified probably 'pseudo' marks on inner rim, 7cm long, 159gr

For another box of the same pattern, but enamelled with the slightest variation in colouring, see Christie's, London, 5 December 2019, lot 26.