Snuffbox
ca. 1740 (made)
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The inside of the lid is set with a miniature of a festival of Bacchus, god of wine, showing putti picking and eating an abundance of grapes. The box may have been designed to celebrate the grape harvest, given its pannier shape and the subject of the miniature.
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 | Chased gold, bloodstone, glazed miniature in gouache. |
| Brief description | Chased gold snuffbox with a carved bloodstone cameo and a glazed miniature; Germany, possibly ca.1740 |
| Physical description | A pannier-shaped gold snuffbox, chased overall with birds, flowers, animals, shells, fruiting vines and baskets of grapes and other fruit on a matted ground. The interior of the lid contains a miniature of a Bacchanalian festival. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Tax exemption mark, Prussia, 1809 Note On the front of the bezel |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance: Lord Wharton, London. Wartski, London. |
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| Summary | The inside of the lid is set with a miniature of a festival of Bacchus, god of wine, showing putti picking and eating an abundance of grapes. The box may have been designed to celebrate the grape harvest, given its pannier shape and the subject of the miniature. 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. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.395-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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