Snuffbox with an image Achilles holding a bow
Snuffbox with an image Achilles holding a bow
Switzerland or Germany, Geneve or Hanau
circa 1800
Gold; chasing, coloured enamel painting, enamel over guilloche
2.6 х 8.4 х 63 cm, 168 gr
Three illegible
Swiss or German oval gold and enamelled snuffbox with large conforming raised plaque depicting Achilles holding a bow and seated in the center, Patroclus in armour to his left, and Briseis standing to his right on the Neo-Classic landscape within an enamelled border with gold paillon festoons and green leaves on red translucent ground, all within an opaque white border, the side and bottom identically decorated over engine-turning, four side panels with urns with flowers inside an archway.
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