Snuffbox with lapis lazuli plates
Snuffbox with lapis lazuli plates
France, Paris
1781-1782
Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette
Two-color gold, lapis lazuli; engraving, chasing, guilloche
2.4 x 8.4 x 6.6 cm, 120 g
Marks: tax farmer - Henry Klevel's (Henry Clavel) 1780-1782
Gold oval snuffbox with hinged lid. Oval lapis lazuli plates are mounted in the lid and bottom. they are framed with relief ornament in the form of intertwined golden ribbons. Lateral sides are decorated with relief pilasters, rectangular guilloche panels, studded with "peas".
Инв.3175/ДПИ