Snuffbox
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1725
Materials
Gold, mother of pearl, gouche, glass and paper.
Measurements
15 mm (Height); 60 mm (Diameter)
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Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1542382
Summary
A fine German gold-mounted mother-of-pearl circular snuff-box, circa 1725, the cover with carved mother-of-pearl plaque applied in gold with Venus and Cupid in foliage, the sides chased with rabbits, animals, houses and strapwork, the interior with a miniature of figures beside a palace (gouache on paper)
Provenance
On loan from the Estate of the Marquess of Londonderry
Credit line
Estate of the Marquess of Londonderry