Rather than the more standard motifs of acanthus scrolls and roses, the border of the lid of this box has been chased with ivy leaves and foliate scrolls terminating in serpent heads.
Apart from a few modifications – notably the buildings in the middle distance – this plaque repeats the composition depicted on the plaque set in the snuffbox by the Gebrüder Toussaint (inventory number 2406/ДПИ) Although presumably from the same Geneva workshop, they appear to be painted by different hands.

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