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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 250

?After the Hunt? Geneva, goldsmith?s mark ?R?, circa 1800. Very fine and rare gold and enamel diamond- and paillon-set rectangular snuff box with canted corners.

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

EUR 12,000 - 20,000 / USD 16,000 - 25,000

Sold: CHF 25,960

C. Two-body, front lid centered by an oval painted on enamel medallion depicting a hunter bringing his lady a bird, paillon frame, white enamel background with arabesque type pattern and gold paillons, border with gold twisted rope pattern and champlevé white enamel, the sides with champlevé white and translucent imperial blue enamel with paillons, front with diamond- set thumb piece, side panels and base en suite, canted corners with paillon flower vases on white enamel background. Punched with maker?s mark inside the lid and box. Dim. 83 x 56 x 24 mm. Property of a European Collector


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good

Notes

A splendid box with unusual decoration. An oval box with the same unidentified mark, decorated with a miniature of Marie-Antoinette, is in the Louvre Museum (inv. OA 2167).