Swiss Case In Gold And Enamel, Late Eighteenth Century

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Object description :

"Swiss Case In Gold And Enamel, Late Eighteenth Century"

Enameled gold needle case. The case is adorned with four oval medallions framed by a fine work of gold spangles with stylized floral friezes, scrolls and garlands surmounted by doves. These medallions stand out against a background of translucent royal blue enamel, this one framed by a net of opaque white enamel, friezes of spangles enhanced with enamel. These medallions present in the lower part of the case a young man in an ocher suit leaning against a rock and on the other side, a young woman in a white and pink dress carrying a flowered basket. This theme is repeated in the medallions of the upper part.
Hallmarks: 2 owl heads.
Weight: 26 g.
Swiss work, Geneva around 1795.

Price: 10 500 €

Period: 18th century
Style: Louis 16th, Directory
Condition: Good condition

Material: Gold
Width: 2
Height: 10,5

Reference: 1168547