Snuffbox with a country Inn scene
Snuffbox with a country Inn scene
Germany, Berlin
Circa 1790–1795
Jordan Frères
Gold, enamel
1.6 × 9.0 × 4.8 cm
Marks: maker’s mark (A) within three sunbursts; engraved 1784
The source for the comic country inn subject on the lid has not yet been discovered. The almost grotesque peasants and revellers painted here are quite unlike the contemporary neoclassical figures more usually to be found at this date.
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