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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...
BLOODSTONE BOX
BLOODSTONE BOX
11.141
Unknown (Jeweler)
c. 1760
This box is composed of six plain slabs of bloodstone mounted in gold and framed with chased scrolls.
OVAL BOX
OVAL BOX
11.142
Unknown
19th c.
The lower portion of the oval box is cut from a single piece of bloodstone. The back is flat while the sides and front curved outwards. The cover is a flat piece of bloodstone shaped with the same...
RECTANGULAR BOX
RECTANGULAR BOX
11.143
Unknown
Late 18th c.
The rectangular box is composed of ten thin slabs of bloodstone. There are two each for the following: top, bottom, front and back, and one piece for each end. These are mounted in a gold cage....
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?)...
GOLD AND BLOODSTONE SNUFFBOX
GOLD AND BLOODSTONE SNUFFBOX
11.146
Unknown (Goldsmith)
1784
The shape of the box is rectangular with the corners cut off. This creates ten panels of bloodstone enclosed in a gold cage. The top and sides of the cover are bordered by intertwined vines, one...
PERFUME FLASK
PERFUME FLASK
11.148
Unknown
ca. 1760
The pear-shaped flask is made from a single piece of bloodstone. On the front and back is an openwork scroll design each with a seated cupidin the center. One holds a torch, the other a swag of...
PERFUME FLASK
PERFUME FLASK
11.149
Unknown
Mid 18th c.
The form of the bottle is that generally called a "pilgrim's flask." There are two shaped pieces of bloodstone attached at the sides with a border in gold. This is ribbed and chased with flowers...
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...
ÉTUI
ÉTUI
11.150.1-2
Unknown (Jeweler)
c. 1760
An etui, or bodkin holder, is a decorative container used to hold bodkins (hairpins), toothpicks, or other small tools. This cylindrical etui is cut from two pieces of bloodstone. It is...
ÉTUI
ÉTUI
11.151
Unknown
ca. 1760
An etui, or bodkin holder, is a decorative container used to hold bodkins (hairpins), toothpicks, or other small tools. This etui consists of two pieces of bloodstone mounted in gold. There are...