Snuffbox with an image of a lady with a canary
Snuffbox with an image of a lady with a canary
Germany, Hanau or Berlin
1790-1800
Gold; chasing, coloured enamels painting, guilloche
1.35 х 7.2 х 4.8 cm, 70 gr
Unknown master's mark "F.J."; on the welt ?667; three illegible marks
Gold rectangular enamelled snuffbox with cut corners, the top side with a central lozenge, raised plaque depicting a landscape with a seated lady releasing a canary from a cage and accompanied by a dog leaping on her knee against a guilloche opalescent enamel sky, within a fine bright cut border on a multi panel chased and blue enamelled ground framed by opaque light blue and white borders, the sides and base similarly decorated.
Инв.2882.138/ДПИ