Snuff Box (France), ca. 1750 (CH 18457559)

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Snuff Box (France), ca. 1750 (CH 18457559)

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Summary

Pouch shape, with two hinged covers and two compartments; plaques of heliotrope held in a frame of gold carved with scrolls, leaves and pinecone motifs; thumb-piece of foliate scrolls set with small diamonds, rubies, and emeralds; sides of box lined with gold.

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Date

1750
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Source

Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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public domain

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