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Box

1798-1809 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

tortoiseshell box, mounted in enamelled gold and set with a Florentine mosaic of a basket of flowers, with Paris marks for 1797-1809, maker's mark of 'F N Duprez'


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Box
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
tortoiseshell mounted in enamelled gold and set with pietra dura
Brief description
tortoiseshell box, mounted in enamelled gold and set with a Florentine mosaic of a basket of flowers, with Paris marks for 1798-1809, maker's mark of 'F N Duprez'
Physical description
tortoiseshell box, mounted in enamelled gold and set with a Florentine mosaic of a basket of flowers, with Paris marks for 1797-1809, maker's mark of 'F N Duprez'
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 8.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • marks (Paris marks for 1797-1809)
  • signed 'F N Duprez' (Maker's mark)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Carew from the Farquhar Matheson Collection
Object history
ex Farquhar Matheson Collection
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.293:1&:2-1921

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Record createdJune 13, 2005
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