BOX
Creator(s): Unknown (Jeweler)
Currently in storage
About this object
On the top of the round box is a dog carved in amethyst quartz, lying down with his head turned back. It is probably a pug dog. The lid is rimmed in a gold band with beading and a garland of leaves. The body is rimmed at top with green and yellow gold band.
- Object name:
- BOX
- Made from:
- Amethyst quartz -- gold
- Made in:
- FRANCE
- Date made:
- late 18th Century
- Size:
- 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 21.184.1-2
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- SCRATCH 295E BN1 scratched [Wartski number]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973