Snuffbox with the image of Putti
Snuffbox with the image of Putti
France, Paris
1773
Pierre‐François Drais
Gold; chasing, grisaille, colored enamels painting, enamel over guilloche
3.35 x 7.85 x 4.1 cm
Maker's mark, tax farmer Juliene Alaterre mark; mark of Paris 1773
Snuffbox in golden rectangular case, covered with dark blue translucent enamel over guilloche background, with beveled corners and a hinged lid. A rectangular plaque is on the lid. It is realized in the grisaille technique, with the image of three playing Putti against the ruins, in chased golden frame. The lateral sides are decorated with two-color gold foliage ornament, golden decorative columns, two rectangular and two oval plaques made in the grisaille technique, with the image of Putti. Rectangular grisaille plaque with the image of three Putti playing with a goat is on the bottom side.
Инв.4747/ДПИ