Lot 206: A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX

by Sené & Détalla, marked, Geneva, circa 1800, the enamel by Jean-Louis Richter (1766-1841), signed 'Richter' (lower right)
Octagonal box, the cover enamelled en plein with a view of a mountainous lakeside landscape with a group of Rococo merrymakers and a fiddler on a terrace, within a white enamel border and black enamelled gold band with parcel-blue enamelled taille d'épargne gold decoration, the base and four side panels identically framed and centred by guilloché chevron panels enamelled in translucent blue, the four canted corners enamelled in black and engraved en taille d'épargne with gold urns, the lid with bright-cut rims
3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) wide

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium