95th Auction
2017/5/6
Lot 108
"FJ" (François Joanin à Genève), No. 6591, 99 x 67 x 15 mm, circa 1810
A very fine Swiss gold-enamel snuff box "Landscape in Northern Italy with Mountain Fortress"
Case: 18k gold, maker's punch mark "FJ" (François Joanin à Genève).
Rectangular case with slanted corners, hinged lid with opaque polychrome miniature painting of an alpine landscape with fishermen in the foreground and a hilltop castle in the background. The base, sides and cover with golden geometric decoration on opaque white and blue backgrounds with borders of golden flowers dots.
A very fine Swiss gold-enamel snuff box "Landscape in Northern Italy with Mountain Fortress"
Case: 18k gold, maker's punch mark "FJ" (François Joanin à Genève).
Rectangular case with slanted corners, hinged lid with opaque polychrome miniature painting of an alpine landscape with fishermen in the foreground and a hilltop castle in the background. The base, sides and cover with golden geometric decoration on opaque white and blue backgrounds with borders of golden flowers dots.
estimated
22.000—30.000 €
Price realized
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