Snuffbox with image of flowers and bow
Snuffbox with image of flowers and bow
France, Strasbourg
Circa 1763
Büttner, Johann Friedrich I
Multicolored gold
4.0 × 8.9 × 4.7 cm
Master's mark; Strasbourg mark for 18.6-karat gold fineness; date letter M, 1763; French control mark in form of eagle's head, 1847–1919, stamped twice
The relief decor of this snuffbox, including rocaille scrolls and flowers scattered over the surface, refers to the fashion of the previous decade rather than to the new trends emerging in the 1760s, which can be seen in the other works.
5151.1-2PC233/ДПИ