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Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

LOT 80

The Warrior?s Farewell Swiss. Made circa 1800. Fine and rare, 18K gold and painted on enamel snuff box.

C. Rectangular with canted corners, the sides decorated with panels of translucent royal blue enamel over engine-turning, the corners decorated with gold paillon urns, the base decorated to match and with a fine gold paillon flower basket and border with repeat pattern, hinged lid with a very finely painted on enamel scene of a mother and child bidding farewell to a soldier, his ship in the background in a classical landscape, lozenge-shaped gold paillon border, outer border to match the base. Dim. 88 x 48 x 20 mm. From the Collection of an Italian Gentleman