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CORKSCREW
CORKSCREW
11.199.1
Unknown (Goldsmith)
18th Century
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...
CORKSCREW
CORKSCREW
11.199.1
Unknown (Goldsmith)
18th Century
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 (Maker)
18th Century
The box is the same shape as the corkscrew. It has a T shape and opens in the front of the handle.
CASE FOR CORKSCREW
CASE FOR CORKSCREW
11.199.2
Unknown (Maker)
18th Century
The box is the same shape as the corkscrew. It has a T shape and opens in the front of the handle.
SNUFFBOX
SNUFFBOX
11.20
Unknown (Goldsmith)
ca. 1785
This oval, hinged box features medallions with figures in chased gold relief on the lid, bottom, and all four sides, and panels or roundels of moss agate. On the lid, the figure on the right...
SNUFFBOX
SNUFFBOX
11.20
Unknown (Goldsmith)
c. 1785
This oval, hinged box features medallions with figures in chased gold relief on the lid, bottom, and all four sides, and panels or roundels of moss agate. On the lid, the figure on the right...
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...
BOX WITH MINIATURE OF EMPEROR ALEXANDER I
BOX WITH MINIATURE OF EMPEROR ALEXANDER I
11.24
Unknown (Jeweler)
early 19th Century
A rectangular box with a hinged lid. The miniature represents Tsar Alexander I of Russia in bust length. He is facing three-quarters to the right, and wearing a uniform with a very high collar...
CARTOUCHE-SHAPED BOX
CARTOUCHE-SHAPED BOX
11.245
Sandoz (Firm)
late 19th-early 20th Century
A small cartouche shaped box which is hinged. It is made from soft glass. The glass lid has a design of straight lines which imitates a shell. The glass is set in gold which forms the edge and...