Snuffbox with the miniature depicting Apollo
Snuffbox with the miniature depicting Apollo
France, Paris
1761
François‐Jules Bourgouin- case; Fermier‐General‐Eloi Brichard - enamel miniatures
Gold; chasing, coloured enamels painting
3.8 х 7.2 х 5.5 cm, 147 gr
Master's mark on top and bottom lids' interior sides "FJB"
Louis XV oval gold and enamelled snuffbox with large oval shaped plaque depicting landscape with Apollo playing the lyre for other Gods with a lion and a lioness to the left, signed in the center 'F.V. INV' within a large raised chased border of scrolls and flowers, the sides and bottom with five other plaques depicting cherubs and animals.
Инв.2056.101/ДПИ