Snuffbox with micro-mosaic composition
Snuffbox with micro-mosaic composition
France, Paris
1809-1819
Augustin-Andre Heguin
Gold, fresh-water pearls, turquoise; micro-mosaic, guilloche, engraving, chasing
2.4 х 8.5 х 5.3 cm, 148 gr
Master's mark in triangle: "H"; later mark - Austria 1891-1901, "P4"; rooster in hexagon
French gold rectangular snuffbox with rounded corners, large rectangular micro-mosaic plaque with enamel landscape of ancient ruin with the river within the chased gold border and framed by large stylized edge with seed pearls and turquoises, lateral sides and bottom are decorated with scrolls and engine-turned patterns.
Инв.3467/ДПИ