Snuff box
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
circa 1820
Materials
Gold and lapis lazuli
Measurements
83 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Paris
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Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1542390
Summary
A fine French gold snuff-box, circa 1820, the cover inset with an octagonal lapis lazuli panel painted with a basket of flowers, the border finely chased with scrolling foliage on a matted ground, the sides and base with engine-turned panels within similar borders, the rim signed 'Vachette et Ouizille, Bijoutier du Roi à Paris'.
Provenance
On loan from the Estate of the Marquess of Londonderry
Credit line
Estate of the Marquess of Londonderry