A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL PLAQUE
BY GEORGE RÉMOND & COMPAGNIE (FL. 1783-CIRCA 1820), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL PLAQUE BY GEORGE RÉMOND & COMPAGNIE (FL. 1783-CIRCA 1820), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800 rectangular box with canted corners, the sides and base set with panels enamelled in a diaper-work pattern in dark blue with black borders, over a moir é pattern engine-turned ground enamelled in translucent dove-grey, within white enamel frames, the sabl é cover chased with fruiting vines and foliage set with a rectangular enamel miniature depicting Hercules leading Alcestis from the underworld back to her husband Admetus, between two gold allegorical figures each bearing a cornucopia 3¾ in. (94 mm.) wide
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL PLAQUE
BY GEORGE RÉMOND & COMPAGNIE (FL. 1783-CIRCA 1820), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL PLAQUE BY GEORGE RÉMOND & COMPAGNIE (FL. 1783-CIRCA 1820), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800 rectangular box with canted corners, the sides and base set with panels enamelled in a diaper-work pattern in dark blue with black borders, over a moir é pattern engine-turned ground enamelled in translucent dove-grey, within white enamel frames, the sabl é cover chased with fruiting vines and foliage set with a rectangular enamel miniature depicting Hercules leading Alcestis from the underworld back to her husband Admetus, between two gold allegorical figures each bearing a cornucopia 3¾ in. (94 mm.) wide
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