Snuffboxes and Сigarette Сases

Gold snuffbox

    Gold snuffbox

    France, Paris

    1777-1778

    Maker Barrière J.

    Gold; chasing, engine-turning, engraving, matting

    2.2 x 9 x 4.8 cm, 138 g

    Maker's mark: “JJB” – Jean-Joseph Barrière, mark of the Paris fermier général Jean-Baptiste Fouache, date mark 1777-1778, inventory number “1524” on the bezel

    further...

    An oval tri-color gold snuffbox, with a wavy guilloché surface and a hinged cover. Under the cover is a tobacco compartment with mirror-polished surface. The surfaces of the cover and the bottom base panel are framed by a double wavy line, smooth grooves, and a track with a leafy garland on a stippled (chased) field. The guilloché rectangular plaques of the side surface are separated by relief images of leafy compositions, rocaille motifs, and garlands. Hallmarks are stamped on the inner sides of the cover and the base.


    minimize...

    3464PC819/ДПИ