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Snuff box
  • Snuff box
  • Unknown Artist / Maker
  • After François Boucher (1703 - 1770), (miniatures)
  • Switzerland
  • c. 1775
  • Gold and enamel, chased
  • Object size: 3.2 x 6.7 x 5.1 cm
    Weight: 120.2 g
  • Maker's mark: Crowned 'AP / C' Stamped
    Mark
  • G87
  • Boudoir Cabinet
Commentary
Further Reading
  • Oval snuff box of gold and set with scenes on enamel. The lid shows Europa and the Bull with three female attendants by her side and the bottom has Rinaldo with Armida in a garden after Boucher. The other enamels show decorative landscapes.