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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Nov 12, 2006

LOT 166

?Allegory of Music? Swiss, probably Geneva. Made circa 1840. Very fine and rare, 18K varicolored gold and enamel oval snuff box. To be sold without reserve

Two-body, predominately decorated with white champlevé enamel musical and military trophies on a black ground within elliptical reserves, the center of the cover with applied chased multi-colored gold decoration forming a bouquet of flowers within a gold inversed-scalloped frame, base en suite with the center engraved with bouquet of flowers and musical trophy, 7-bar slightly protruding hinge. Punched with later French import mark. Dim. 63 x 41 x 16 mm. Property of a Swiss Gentleman