An Exceptionally Fine Swiss (probably Geneva) Guilloché Enamel Patch Box, circa 1795–1810 antique French frame Notre Dame and other Parisian

Notre Dame and other Parisian cathedrals was the similarity of pieces on display there

complete with original silk passementerie tassel and wrist strap

55 grams TW

The genre has more to do with a sort of prayer for the bounty of a meal to be prepared than it does to do with dead things

The frame is substantially made

An Exceptionally Fine Swiss (probably Geneva) Guilloché Enamel Patch Box, circa 1795–1810 antique French frame Notre Dame and other ParisianAn exceptionally fine Swiss (probably Geneva) guilloch enamel patch box, circa 17951810, beautifully crafted in silver with traces of its original vermeil. The body is covered in brilliant translucent crimson kiln fired enamel over engine turned guilloch, richly decorated with raised gold scrollwork, tiny hand painted floral reserves, and delicate white enamel accents. The interior retains its original portrait miniature of a fashionable young woman