Snuffbox with portrait miniatures of the Prince-Electors of Saxony (Frederick Augustus II and Frederick Augustus I)
Snuffbox with portrait miniatures of the Prince-Electors of Saxony (Frederick Augustus II and Frederick Augustus I)
Saxony, Dresden
1755-1760
Master I. Klett (?)
Glass,gold, silver, ivory (miniature); carving, chasing, painting, mounting
4.4 x 8.8 x 7.4 cm
Rectangular rock crystal snuffbox with a hinged lid. The edges of the lid and the rims are enclosed in gold mount with wavy frieze. An oval miniature with a painted bust-length portrait is on the lid external surface, covered with foliage pattern.
2138MC285/ДПИ