Louis XV-style silver-gilt agate snuffbox
Louis XV-style silver-gilt agate snuffbox
France, Paris
18th century
Agate, gold; carving, polishing, embossing
3.6 х 7.3 х 5.7 cm, 115 gr
Rectangular snuffbox, the lid, four sides and covered with panels of blood-orange agate embossed with diagonal pattern of trailing foliage, the base with reeded gold mounts, the lid engraved with wavy pattern, slightly raised incorporated thumb ramp; hinged burgundy leather fitted case. Frame is of later period (1819-1838).
Инв.3615/ДПИ