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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...
PRESENTATION BOX
PRESENTATION BOX
11.134.1-2
William Hamy (Maker)
1823
Beneath the raised border of acorns that encircles this round box appears a band of musical instruments - a lyre, violin, drums, trumpets, tubas, violins, and harps, with sprays of leaves between...
FIGURINE OF A HARLEQUIN
FIGURINE OF A HARLEQUIN
11.136
Unknown
17th c.
A small figurine of a member of Commedia della arte. The torso is made from a large baroque pearl. The face and hands are enameled in natural colors. The cap, sleeves and pantaloons are made in...
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...
RECTANGULAR BOX
RECTANGULAR BOX
11.145
Unknown (Jeweler)
1738-1838
The box is rectangular and the bloodstone surface is cut allover to simulate basketweave. Applied to the cover is an oval medallion in painted enamel with a scene with a prophet or gospel (Moses?)...
BOX (BONBONNIÈRE)
BOX (BONBONNIÈRE)
11.14.1-2
Unknown (Jeweler)
ca. 1790
The box is round and has a cover which is detachable. An oval medallion is in the center of the cover and contains a scene in painted enamel. There is a man at the right and three females at the...
SNUFFBOX
SNUFFBOX
11.15
Unknown (Goldsmith)
late 18th Century
An oval hinged box. The cover has an oval medallion containing the painted enamel figures of Cupid and Psyche "en camaieu" and a reclining putto offering them a spray of flowers. The whole is...
EGG-SHAPED ÉTUI
EGG-SHAPED ÉTUI
11.157
Unknown
19th c.
An étui, or bodkin holder, is a decorative container used to hold bodkins (hairpins), toothpicks, or other small tools.
EGG-SHAPED ÉTUI
EGG-SHAPED ÉTUI
11.158
Unknown
19th c.
The egg is made from two pieces of bloodstone which are hollowed out. Each is held in a cage chased in gold with rococo scrolls that are criss-crossed with swags of roses. At the top is a ring for...
EGG-SHAPED ÉTUI
EGG-SHAPED ÉTUI
11.159
Unknown
19th c.
An etui, or bodkin holder, is a decorative container used to hold bodkins (hairpins), toothpicks, or other small tools.
SNUFFBOX
SNUFFBOX
11.16
Les Frères Souchay (Jeweler)
late 18th Century
The oval box is hinged. On the cover is an oval medallion containing a painted enamel scene of a pair of lovers in a garden looking at themselves in a mirror while two youths spy on them from...