Snuffbox with the allegories of Arts and Sciences
Snuffbox with the allegories of Arts and Sciences
France, Paris
1771
Jean-Joseph Barriére
Gold, agate, enamel; chasing, grisaille
3.5 х 8.3 х 6.25 cm, 162 gr
Maker's mark "J.J.B."; city of Paris 1771; on the welt "841"
Three color gold and enamel oval snuffbox with a hinged lid. The lid and sides decorated with sepis painted medallions with personifications of the Arts and Sciences, the ground enamelled to simulate banded agate, chased laurel borders spaced by turquoise panels, the sides divided by putto herms, together with a fitted case. Is stored in the authentic box.
Инв.4447.102/ДПИ