Snuffboxes and Сigarette Сases

Snuffbox with an image of girls tending a potted plant

    Snuffbox with an image of girls tending a potted plant

    Germany, Hanau or Berlin

    circa 1815

    Gold; chasing, coloured enamel painting

    1.7 х 8.6 х 6.1 cm, 116 gr

    Master's mark: "F.J.", six illegible marks; on the welt: "4441"

    Gold rectangular snuffbox with bevelled corners and a hinged lid. A round polychrome painted enamel plaque with the image of three young ladies in the garden, planting a tree in a pot in the form of a classical urn, a miniature is surrounded by a thin golden chased frame. The case is decorated with lines of white and blue enamel on gold background.

    Инв.2255/ДПИ