A FINE SWISS HARDSTONE, ENAMEL AND GOLD SNUFF-BOX maker's mark 'BC' in a vertical lozenge, struck with an 18-carat gold mark, Geneva, circa 1830 Rectangular box with wavy outlines, the cover inset on a hinged gold mount with a large oval turquoise plaque of irregular surface engraved with gilt inscriptions in cursive Arabic-style, the body cast with scrolling foliage on a matted ground, all framed by reeding, the base set with a cartouche-shaped enamel plaque finely painted with two hounds in a wooded landscaped 3¾ in. (95 mm.) wide
A FINE SWISS HARDSTONE, ENAMEL AND GOLD SNUFF-BOX maker's mark 'BC' in a vertical lozenge, struck with an 18-carat gold mark, Geneva, circa 1830 Rectangular box with wavy outlines, the cover inset on a hinged gold mount with a large oval turquoise plaque of irregular surface engraved with gilt inscriptions in cursive Arabic-style, the body cast with scrolling foliage on a matted ground, all framed by reeding, the base set with a cartouche-shaped enamel plaque finely painted with two hounds in a wooded landscaped 3¾ in. (95 mm.) wide
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