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A SWISS JEWELED AND ENAMELED GOLD MUSICAL SNUFF-BOX

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A SWISS JEWELED AND ENAMELED GOLD MUSICAL SNUFF-BOX
A SWISS JEWELED AND ENAMELED GOLD MUSICAL SNUFF-BOX
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A SWISS JEWELED AND ENAMELED GOLD MUSICAL SNUFF-BOX

THE CASE BY JEAN-GEORGE REMOND (FL.1783 - CIRCA 1820), GENEVA, CIRCA 1820

Details

Shaped as a purse, the base and cover with translucent blue guilloché enamel, the cover with an overlapping gold panel set with split pearls and a turquoise cabochon forming a lyre, the base, cover and long sides with black taille d'épargne enamel borders, the four sides engine-turned, the musical movement released by a lever at the rear side, with key, marked inside cover with maker's mark and partial RC in oval; the cover flange stamped 949, engraved 05170 ; the interior with prestige mark
2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm.) wide
3 oz. 16 dwt. (118.2 gr.) gross weight
Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 24 May 2000, lot 309.


Lot Essay

The case of this musical box is the work of one of Geneva's most celebrated casemakers, Jean-Georges Rémond. Born in Hanau in 1752, Rémond moved to Geneva in 1783 where he was registered as 'a jeweller from Hanau'. He formed throughout his career various companies with other goldsmiths recorded as 'pour exercer le commerce de bijouterie et horlogerie', which excelled in elaborate gold cases for watches and snuff boxes, often destined for export to China. Rémond created cases for Jaquet-Droz & Leschot, Frisard, les Frères Rochat and Piguet & Capt.
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A SWISS JEWELED AND ENAMELED GOLD MUSICAL SNUFF-BOX

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000
Starting Price $6,000
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Annsley McKinney
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