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SNUFFBOX
SNUFFBOX
11.15
Unknown (Goldsmith)
late 18th Century
An oval hinged box. The cover has an oval medallion containing the painted enamel figures of Cupid and Psyche "en camaieu" and a reclining putto offering them a spray of flowers. The whole is...
ROUND BOX
ROUND BOX
11.17.1-2
Unknown (Jeweler)
1781-1782
The painted glass plaque on the cover of this box portrays Catherine the Great in the guise of Minerva, an allusion to her strength as a bellicose ruler as well as to her image as an enlightened...
NOTEBOOK (CARNET)
NOTEBOOK (CARNET)
11.18.1-3
Antoine Louis Anthiaume (Goldsmith)
1784-1786
The shape of the carnet is almost rectangular. The top portion lifts up to reveal a gold pencil and three ivory leaves. On the front near the top is the word "Souvenir" in script outlined in...
PHOTOGRAPH CASE
PHOTOGRAPH CASE
11.187
Cartier (Firm)
1920-1928
The photograph case is rectangular in shape. Except for the cover, the case is plain gold outside. The cover is set with lapis lazuli except for the center, which is set with a central plaque of...
NOTEBOOK (CARNET)
NOTEBOOK (CARNET)
11.188
Unknown
19th c.
A rectangular carnet de bal. The front, the back, and the spine have plaques of mother-of-pearl piqué with small criss-cross designs in gold. All the edges of the carnet are reeded gold. On the...
HATPIN
HATPIN
11.197
Unknown
19th c.-20th c.
A small hatpin. Mounted on the end of the pin is a cube composed of panels of bloodstone secured in a gold setting. The gold has a fine scalloped design.
CORKSCREW
CORKSCREW
11.199.1
Unknown
18th c.
The corkscrew has an oblong handle which is cut from piece of red porphyry and has round gold tips at each end. The steel screw is held by a gold tubular projection from one side of the porphyry...
CASE FOR CORKSCREW
CASE FOR CORKSCREW
11.199.2
Unknown
18th c.
The box is the same shape as the corkscrew. It has a T shape and opens in the front of the handle.
LORGNETTES
LORGNETTES
11.208
Unknown
20th c.
The gold mounted lorgnette folds up into a gold case, which is decorated on each side with a spray of flowers in chased gold on a stippled ground. It has a rectangular shape with a projection on...
ROUND BOX WITH "AGAMEMNON'S CLAIM TO BRISEIS"
ROUND BOX WITH "AGAMEMNON'S CLAIM TO BRISEIS"
11.22
Louis Lacarrière (Jeweler)
1783-1784
A round box with a hinged cover. On the cover is an oval medallion containing a painted scene representing "Agamemnon's Claim to Briseis." A garland of green leaves and red berries in enamel on...
PERFUME BOTTLE
PERFUME BOTTLE
11.227
Unknown
ca. 1850
The perfume bottle is tear-shaped with hinges along the sides, and a long narrow neck. The glass bottle is entirely covered by a gold openwork cage of vines with a pair of birds and a nest on...
SNUFFBOX
SNUFFBOX
11.23
Martial Bernard (Jeweler)
19th Century
An oval shaped hinged box. On the cover is an oval medallion containing a crowned A with the Roman number I formerly attributed to Emperor Alexander I. This is in chased gold applied to the ground...