Oval snuffbox of gold, with enamelled miniature on the lid and chased Louis XVI ornaments
Also known as: Ovale snuifdoos van goud, met geëmailleerde miniatuur op het deksel en geciseleerde Lodewijk XVI ornamenten
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1770
Oval snuffbox in three-colour gold, entirely decorated with chased borders and ornaments in the style of Louis XVI. On the lid, an enamelled miniature depicting two women sacrificing at the altar of love.
Openworked on the inside. Marked. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-VBR-368; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements height 3.75 cm x width 2.75 cm x length 7.5 cm. 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal)
- Measurements
- height 3.75 cm x width 2.75 cm x length 7.5 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 3.75 cm x width 2.75 cm x length 7.5 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Ovale snuifdoos van goud, met geëmailleerde miniatuur op het deksel en geciseleerde Lodewijk XVI ornamenten
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-VBR-368
- Museum classification
- snuffbox · box
Catalogue references
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