Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 11, 2019

LOT 32

SNUFF BOX, GOLD AND GREEN ENAMEL

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

HKD 48,000 - 64,000 / USD 6,000 - 8,000

Very fine, snuff-box; 20K yellow gold and enamel.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Brand Illegible Maker's Mark

Year Circa 1780-1790

Material 20K yellow gold, enamel and pearls

Dimensions 33.5 x 89.7 x 45.7 mm

Signature Case (master’s mark).

Notes

20K yellow gold and enamel, horizontal oval-shaped snuff-box with hinged lid; cover, base and band decorated with vert Trianon (green) flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) panels with vertical stripes décor, so-called moiré, and varicoloured gold chiselled motifs.