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SHELL-SHAPED SNUFFBOX
SHELL-SHAPED SNUFFBOX
11.1
Unknown (Jeweler)
1722-1727
The shape of the hinged box is the simplified outline of a cockleshell. Both the top and the bottom are covered in mother-of-pearl. An applied vase at the cover's center holds flowers in gold with...
PATCH BOX
PATCH BOX
11.107
Unknown (Jeweler)
mid 19th-early 20th Century
Both oval box and cover in amethyst. Edge and hinge are in gold. Thumbpiece is a blue cabochon.
BOX
BOX
11.111.1-2
Unknown (Jeweler)
19th Century
A round box with a detachable cover. The top and bottom of the box are made in agate, with the sides in gold. On the lid is a miniature portrait of Catherine II under crystal. This has a gold...
RING
RING
11.116
Unknown (Jeweler)
ca. 1793
The bezel of the ring is a plain oval and contains the image of a feather similar to an ostrich plume. This is done in hair on a white ground and is framed by a dark blue enamel band inscribed in...
VINAIGRETTE (CONTAINER)
VINAIGRETTE (CONTAINER)
11.120
Unknown (Jeweler)
c. 1820
The hinged box is kidney shaped. On the cover is a spaniel in painted enamel. This is framed by pearls. The bottom is edged by a band of abstract motifs, and within are overall hazy diamond shapes...
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...
BRACELET, ONE OF TWO
BRACELET, ONE OF TWO
11.130.1
Unknown (Jeweler)
c. 1840
Set in the center of the bracelet is a miniature of King Wilhelm Friedrich IV of Prussia encircled with diamonds in an open setting. The tapering bands are adorned with a diamond-set crowned eagle...
BRACELET, ONE OF TWO
BRACELET, ONE OF TWO
11.130.2
Unknown (Jeweler)
c. 1840
Set in the center of the bracelet is a miniature of Queen Elisabeth, wife of King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia, encircled with diamonds in an open setting. The tapering bands are adorned with a...
RECTANGULAR BOX
RECTANGULAR BOX
11.131
Unknown (Jeweler)
1848-1852
A rectangular gold box with an oval medallion in the center of the cover. In the medallion are the interlaced initials FR VII surmounted by the royal crown made in silver set with diamonds. The...
SEAL
SEAL
11.138
Unknown (Jeweler)
c. 1851
The holder is made from gold, and is engraved and enameled in royal blue. It is in the shape of an arm and a hand in armor, engraved in every detail. The royal blue portions of the steel are...
RECTANGULAR BOX
RECTANGULAR BOX
11.140
Unknown (Jeweler)
c. 1755
A rectangular hinged box. The bottom part of the box is cut from a single piece of bloodstone and is undecorated except for the beveled edges. The cover is a flat piece of bloodstone also with...