Snuff box
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
circa 1740
Materials
Silver gilt and gold with shell inlay
Measurements
32 x 71 x 83 mm
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1542361
Summary
A Continental silver-gilt and gold-mounted lac burgauté cartouche-shaped snuff-box in a vaguely East Asian style, the cover with fishermen, the sides and base with figures, buildings and scenes, circa 1740, possibly German
Provenance
On loan from the Estate of the Marquess of Londonderry
Credit line
Estate of the Marquess of Londonderry