Snuffbox
1749-50 (marked)
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The rustic scenes decorating this box are based on the paintings by David Teniers the Younger (1610-90), a Flemish painter who became particularly popular in France during the middle years of the eighteenth century. The panels are made of shell and hardstone set in engraved and enamelled gold.
Henri Delobel worked as a journeyman at the hospice of La Trinité from 1748 and became a master eight years later. Between 1756 and 1771, he stood sponsor for five goldsmiths, including two members of his own family.
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.
Henri Delobel worked as a journeyman at the hospice of La Trinité from 1748 and became a master eight years later. Between 1756 and 1771, he stood sponsor for five goldsmiths, including two members of his own family.
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 and engraved gold, encrusted shell and hardstone and enamelled <i> en basse taille</i> |
| Brief description | Snuffbox depicting rustic scenes in the manner of David Teniers the Younger. Gold, hardstones, shell, enamel. Henri Delobel, Paris, 1749-50 |
| Physical description | A rectangular, enamelled gold and shell snuffbox comprising six panels of gold encrusted with rustic scenes in the manner of David Teniers the Younger in shell and hardstone. |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance: Kugel, Paris. |
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| Summary | The rustic scenes decorating this box are based on the paintings by David Teniers the Younger (1610-90), a Flemish painter who became particularly popular in France during the middle years of the eighteenth century. The panels are made of shell and hardstone set in engraved and enamelled gold. Henri Delobel worked as a journeyman at the hospice of La Trinité from 1748 and became a master eight years later. Between 1756 and 1771, he stood sponsor for five goldsmiths, including two members of his own family. 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. 10, pp. 50-51. ISBN.0875871623 |
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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.407-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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