Snuffbox
19th century (made), mid 18th century (made)
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The enamelled plaques that decorate this snuffbox date possibly to the mid 18th century, when the work of David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690) was particularly popular among the aristocracy and widely reproduced. The fascination with Tenier's genre scenes, however, were also fashionable in the 19th century. It is therefore possible, that the enamelled plaques are contemporary with the mounts.
Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.
Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold, enamel |
| Brief description | A rectangular, gold-mounted enamel snuffbox, the cover, base, and interior of the lid painted with rustic interiors, mounted in gold chased with strapwork. |
| Physical description | A rectangular, gold-mounted enamel snuffbox, the cover, base, and interior of the lid painted with rustic interiors, mounted in gold chased with strapwork. |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance: M. Hakim, London. |
| Production | The miniatures possibly mid-eighteenth century. The plaques painted in the style of David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690) |
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| Summary | The enamelled plaques that decorate this snuffbox date possibly to the mid 18th century, when the work of David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690) was particularly popular among the aristocracy and widely reproduced. The fascination with Tenier's genre scenes, however, were also fashionable in the 19th century. It is therefore possible, that the enamelled plaques are contemporary with the mounts. Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996. |
| Bibliographic reference | Truman, Charles.The Gilbert collection of gold boxes, Vol. I. Los Angeles (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) 1991, cat. no. 56, pp. 168-170. ISBN.0875871623. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.1035-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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