Snuffbox with three graces
Snuffbox with three graces
France, Paris
circa 1800
Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette
Tortoise shell, gold, ivory; guilloche, embossing, painting
2.45 х 6.2 х 8.3 cm, 137 gr
Marks: master AV, Paris city mark
Gold rectangular snuffbox, the lid mounted with an associated miniature on ivory of "The three graces after the proposal" by G. Harlow, with vari-colour gold engine-turned and stiff foliate mount, under glass, with reeded gold frame, with gold mounted edges and lined interior. The sides and the base are decorated with plates of the tortoise shell.
Инв.3679/ДПИ