File:Snuff Box (France), ca. 1750 (CH 18457559).jpg
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[edit]English: Snuff Box (France), ca. 1750
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English: Snuff Box (France), ca. 1750 |
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English: Pouch shape, with two hinged covers and two compartments; plaques of heliotrope held in a frame of gold carved with scrolls, leaves and pinecone motifs; thumb-piece of foliate scrolls set with small diamonds, rubies, and emeralds; sides of box lined with gold. |
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| Date | circa 1750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | carved bloodstone, chased and engraved gold, cut diamonds, rubies, emeralds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | H x W x D: 6 x 4 x 3 cm (2 3/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 3/16 in.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Product Design and Decorative Arts |
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1967-48-9 |
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| Credit line | Gift of Anonymous Donor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | On inside rim of box: Paris maker's mark (indecipherable); ox head, Paris mark of charge under Julien Berth, 1750-1756; crowned italic "K", warden's mark for 1750-1757; on rims of both covers marks struck twice: eagle's head with single outline, Paris mark for gold, restricted warranty, 1838-1847; anvil, or reverse, mark, struck at the same time as previous mark. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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