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PERFUME BOTTLE
PERFUME BOTTLE
11.117
Unknown
ca. 19th c.
The perfume bottle is made from blue glass and gold. It is urn-shaped with a foot and wide facets at the top. The body is somewhat flattened and is covered with chased gold openwork representing a...
ROUND BOX
ROUND BOX
11.118
Unknown
18th c.
The round glass box is mounted with thin gold bands chased with vines and scrolls. The bands are attached to the edges and bottom of the box. Centered on the lid is a circlet of bits of turquoise...
PERFUME BOTTLE
PERFUME BOTTLE
11.119
Unknown
ca. 1760
The rectangular flat bottle is made from glass that has been mounted with gold openwork designed as rococo scrolls. On the front are two cartouches. In one is an altar and in the other a vase. The...
SNUFFBOX
SNUFFBOX
11.12
Unknown (Miniaturist)
1776
An oval hinged box. The center of the cover is (was) set with a miniature in a raised gold frame with white dots simulating pearls. The miniature is of a young man facing to the right, wearing a...
SEAL WITH BUST OF A ROMAN EMPRESS
SEAL WITH BUST OF A ROMAN EMPRESS
11.121
Unknown
18th c.
An emerald bust that is carved as a portrait of a Roman empress. She wears a toga and her hair is thickly curled on top of her head. It is a close replica of the sculpture "Portrait of a Lady" in...
BOX IN THE SHAPE OF A LADY'S HEAD
BOX IN THE SHAPE OF A LADY'S HEAD
11.122
Unknown (Goldsmith)
ca. 1760
Carved from honey-colored agate, this box in the form of a woman's head must have been a sentimental trifle. Around the neck, an inscription on white enamel reads "Marchez sur roses et pensez à...
PENCIL
PENCIL
11.123
Unknown
19th c.
The gold pencil is engraved lengthwise with a series of lines interspersed with stars. There are three bands of small turquoise stones around the pencil with two at the top and one at the base....
RECTANGULAR BOX
RECTANGULAR BOX
11.124
Unknown
19th c.
The body of the small rectangular box is plain. The ivory cover is carved in imitation of a basket weave frame. Across the center of this cover a gold band which is inscribed. Around the edge is a...
SHIELD-SHAPED BOX
SHIELD-SHAPED BOX
11.125
Unknown (Jeweler)
18th c.
The shield-shaped box is made in spar as is the cover. The mounting is made in carved and engraved gold with rococo scrolls and other motifs. On the cover is an elaborate setting in white and...
SNUFFBOX
SNUFFBOX
11.127
Unknown (Jeweler)
19th c.
The oval box has a scalloped edge. The cover has a floral spray made from diamonds set in silver, which is surrounded by twelve large diamonds, all on a matte gold ground. The lobed sections of...
SNUFFBOX
SNUFFBOX
11.127
Unknown (Jeweler)
19th c.
The oval box has a scalloped edge. The cover has a floral spray made from diamonds set in silver, which is surrounded by twelve large diamonds, all on a matte gold ground. The lobed sections of...
SNUFFBOX
SNUFFBOX
11.127
Unknown (Jeweler)
19th c.
The oval box has a scalloped edge. The cover has a floral spray made from diamonds set in silver, which is surrounded by twelve large diamonds, all on a matte gold ground. The lobed sections of...