A SWISS OR GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
A SWISS OR GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX

MAKER'S MARK FF WITH CROWN ABOVE, GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1780/1790

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A SWISS OR GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK FF WITH CROWN ABOVE, GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1780/1790
oval box, the cover, sides and base with panels of concentric and horizontal engine-turned reeding chased with flowerheads and pellets, the cover centred with an applied oval three-colour gold plaque chased with trophies of love, with a dog lying in the foreground on a frosted gold ground, the base centred with a swirling rosette, within stamped and chased leaf and berry sablé borders, in fitted leather case stamped 'S. Bulgari 10, via Condotti, Roma'
2 5/8 in. (67 mm.) wide
2¼ oz. (76 gr.) (2)
Provenance
With Sotirio Bulgari, Rome.

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