Snuffbox
1759 (made)
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Frantz Bergs was goldsmith to the Swedish Royal Family. While Bergs' craftsmanship is highly accomplished, the rendering of figures on the box highlights the degree to which Stockholm was behind Paris in the development and evolution of the Rococo style.
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 | Engraved and enamelled gold |
| Brief description | Snuffbox with gallant serenading his lady. Gold, enamel. Frantz Bergs, Stockholm, 1759 |
| Physical description | An oval, enamelled gold snuffbox engraved on each face with a sunburst ground and enamelled with translucent green scrolling cartouche enclosing, on the cover, a gallant serenading a lady and on the base a lady and a dog. |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance Acquired by Arthur Gilbert from S.J. Phillips Ltd, London, 1984. |
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| Summary | Frantz Bergs was goldsmith to the Swedish Royal Family. While Bergs' craftsmanship is highly accomplished, the rendering of figures on the box highlights the degree to which Stockholm was behind Paris in the development and evolution of the Rococo style. 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.331-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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