Gold and Enamel Oval-shaped and Scallop-edged Snuff Box

Inventory Number: O23030015LC

Made circa 1816-1821 in Geneva, signed Moulinié, Bautte & Moynier, 80×50×30 mm, yellow gold and enamel oval- shaped scallop-edged case with hinged lid. The lid and base centered with an oval enamel plaque representing a bright flower bouquet on a translucent pink ground over engine-turning, surrounded by lobed panels chased with scrollwork on a sablé ground, the sides chased with roses and other flowers, the interior of the lid set with an enamel plaque painted with roses, tulips, poppy and violets on a mint green ground within scalloped gold and pink enamel border, the edges of the rim also enameled, specially made for the Ottoman market.

On loan from the private collection of Mr. Yeung Sau Wong.

Jean-François Bautte (1772-1837), the famous Geneva Horloger, Throughout his prolific career, Bautte entered a number of different partnerships with several watchmakers, among them Jean-Gabriel Moynier (1772-1840) and Jacques-Dauphin Moulinié (1761-1838). The present item, designed for the Ottoman market, dates to the later part of the fruitful period of the firm set up for ‘la commerce d’horlogerie at bijouterie’, which ended in 1821 with the retirement of Moulinié.