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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007
LOT 253
"Vue de Cité Russe" Swiss. Made circa 1835. Very fine and rare, three-color gold and painted on enamel snuff box.
CHF 13,000 - 16,000
EUR 8,000 - 10,000 / USD 11,000 - 13,000
Sold: CHF 18,880
C. Rectangular, bombe, matted ground decorated with applied varicolored gold foliage, hinged lid set with a finely painted on enamel view of a Russian city (probably Moscow) from across a river with figures in the foreground, gold stiff-leaf frame within a foliate border. Punched with illegible marks. Dim. 90 x 66 mm. Property of a European Collector
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-50 |
Good |