Snuffboxes and Сigarette Сases

Snuffbox with the miniature of Vergilia and Volumnia in front of Coriolanus

    Snuffbox with the miniature of Vergilia and Volumnia in front of Coriolanus

    Germany, Berlin

    Circa 1800

    Gold, pearls; chasing, grisaille, enamel over guilloche

    2.25 х 8.3 cm, 145 gr

    Master's mark: top and bottom lids' interior side with "R" topped with crown

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    Gold circular gold and enamelled snuffbox with large central vertical raised oval plaque depicting a historical scene en grisaille with Vergilia and Volumnia in front of Coriolanus as the Roman soldier in front of the Neoclassic style ruin on translucent blue enamel ground over sunburst engine-turning within fine border of gold and white paillon decorations and framed by seed pearls, the sides and bottom with identical decorations.

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    Инв.4120/ДПИ