Snuffbox with relief

Silver snuffbox with a mother-of-pearl lid, on which is a representation of three putti in engraving and carved relief. Against a hilly background, overgrown with trees, a boy sits by a pool on the left with a fishing rod in his right hand.

Behind him stands a child, who has placed his right hand on his shoulder. In the foreground to the right lies a third child, raising his left hand. A fish has just taken the bait. In the foreground plants, in the background trees; the water is fringed with reeds. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-13008; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal), mother of pearl; technique engraving; measurements height 3.4 cm x width 8 cm x depth 8.2 cm (box).

Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.