Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Snuffbox (Tabatière)


Berlin, ca. 1765
Possibly designed by Jean Guillaume George Krüger
Chrysoprase, diamonds, and other hardstones, and metal foil; gold mounts; 2 x 4 x 3 (4.9 x 10 x 7.8 cm)
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London 1996.469 (GB 120)

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit: Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe

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