Snuffboxes and Сigarette Сases

Gold and enamel snuffbox

    Gold and enamel snuffbox

    Germany, Berlin; Switzerland, Geneva (?)

    Circa 1795–1800

    Gold, enamel, pearls

    2.6 × 8.8 × 3.8 cm

    Marks: maker’s mark (B); stamped 20K; early 19th-century Vienna A control mark

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    A rectangular gold snuffbox with canted corners, decorated with translucent green enamel over a finely patterned geometric ground. The lid and sides feature a repeating diamond-shaped motif, framed by delicate gold borders set with pearls. The symmetrical design reflects the refined elegance of late eighteenth-century goldsmithing. The indication of carat in the form 20K is most typically associated with snuffboxes of German origin.

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