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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...
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...
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...
CIGAR CUTTER
CIGAR CUTTER
11.27
Cartier (Firm)
ca. 1911
The cigar cutter is shaped somewhat like a pair of scissors. Outlining the handles and the blade is a narrow band of white enamel dots enclosing an area covered with bright green enamel. The tip...
SNUFFBOX WITH MINIATURE OF EMPRESS ELIZABETH I
SNUFFBOX WITH MINIATURE OF EMPRESS ELIZABETH I
11.29
Etienne-Lucien Blerzy (Jeweler)
mid 18th-early 19th Century
A rectangular hinged box. On the cover is a rectangular miniature of Empress Elizabeth I (Elizaveta Petrovna) of Russia seated at half length. She is wearing a blue sash probably of the order of...
HEART-SHAPED BOX WITH DUTCH SCENES
HEART-SHAPED BOX WITH DUTCH SCENES
11.3
François-Guillaume Tiron (Goldsmith)
1756-1762
This heart shaped box—one of two at Hillwood—displays tavern scenes in painted enamel in four sections. The rest of the surface is covered with chased gold rococo scrolls interspersed with...
HEART-SHAPED BOX WITH FLOWERS
HEART-SHAPED BOX WITH FLOWERS
11.4
François-Guillaume Tiron (Attributed to)
1756-1762
The box is heart-shaped in cross section. Each of the four faces has a panel containing a cluster of flowers in painted colored enamel against a brown background. Each panel is framed with chased...
FRAME WITH A PHOTOGRAPH OF GRAND DUCHESS OLGA NIKOLAEVNA
FRAME WITH A PHOTOGRAPH OF GRAND DUCHESS OLGA NIKOLAEVNA
11.54.1
Cartier (Firm)
c. 1910
The wide area around the opening is covered with green enamel over engine turning and edged white enamel. Below are two applied crossed sprays of laurel in chased silver. At the top of the frame...
FRAME WITH PHOTOGRAPH OF GRAND DUCHESS TATIANA NIKOLAEVNA
FRAME WITH PHOTOGRAPH OF GRAND DUCHESS TATIANA NIKOLAEVNA
11.54.2
Cartier (Firm)
c. 1910
The wide area around the opening is covered with pink enamel over engine turning and edged in white enamel. Below are two applied crossed sprays of laurel in chased silver. At the top of the frame...