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Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809
Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809
Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809
Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809
Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809
Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809
Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809
Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809
Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809
Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809
Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809
Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809
Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809
Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809
Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809
Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809
Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809
Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809
Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809

Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809

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Snuffbox in gold and enamel, Augustin-Andre Egen, Paris, 1798-1809 With contemporary Geneva enamel plaque. Rectangular shape. The lid is decorated with a contemporary Genevan enamel miniature depicting Venus in the forge of Vulcan, in opaque white and pale blue enamel sashes. Case made of hammered yellow gold, decorated with flowers and leaves. With blooming buds in every corner. The sides and base are decorated with translucent, blue, guilloche enamel, in thin belts of white and pale blue enamels. Unofficial maker`s mark 3e in Paris, Hallmarks of Paris 750 gold after 1838. Stamp 3e. 1798-1809. Weight of snuffbox: 200 gr.
Art:
europe
Height:
8.5 cm
Width:
6 cm
Depth:
2 cm
Period:
At the turn of the 18th -19th century
Style:
Classicism
Country:
France
Material:
Gold 18К, Enamel
Condition:
Revive
Fair
Good
Very good
Like new

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ENAMEL MINIATURE
 Enamel miniature is a pictorial technique in which an image is executed with enamel paints on a metal ground and fixed by successive firings. Emerging during the Renaissance, it developed in France, Switzerland, Germany, England and Russia, becoming an important component of European jewellery and decorative arts. ... Read More
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