Snuffboxes and Сigarette Сases

Snuffbox decorated with a narrative miniature

    Snuffbox decorated with a narrative miniature

    Western Europe, Berlin or Geneva

    Circa 1790-1795

    Gold, enamel, diamonds; champlevé enamel, painted enamel, painting

    2.7 x 8.3 x 5.8 cm

    Maker’s mark "R" topped with a crown and three indistinct marks of an unidentified master; French "ET" import mark for 1864–1893, struck twice

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    A rectangular gold and enamel snuffbox with canted corners and a hinged lid with a stop. The sides, lid, and base are covered with white and blue enamel trellis pattern containing green and yellow rosette inside each cell. The canted corners of the snuffbox are decorated with the depiction of an urn with flowers, executed in gold against a white enamel ground. The lid features an oval painted enamel miniature depicting a young man with a gun in his hand presenting a bird to a lady seated opposite him. The miniature is enclosed in the ornamental frame. The edge of the lid is decorated with the geometric pattern border. The edges of the walls are highlighted with narrow friezes of a leafy ornament; the base is adorned with wide border along its edge. The stop is decorated with inset large diamond.

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