Snuffbox
1798-1809 (made)
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The miniature on the cover depicting the Bay of Naples is complemented by an Italian view on the base showing Tivoli, near Rome. The minatures were painted in 1752 and 1753 by Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy (1724-1811), a French painter and engraver.
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 and engraved gold, glazed miniatures and lapis lazuli |
| Brief description | Rectangular, gold snuffbox, set around the walls with four panels of lapis lazuli. The cover and base are set with glazed miniatures: that on the cover depicting an idealised view of the Bay of Naples; that on the base a similar view of Tivoli. |
| Physical description | Rectangular, gold snuffbox, set around the walls with four panels of lapis lazuli. The cover and base are set with glazed miniatures: on the cover is an idealised view of the Bay of Naples; on the base a similar view of Tivoli. |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance: Sotheby's, Geneva, lot 67, 15/11/1994. S. J. Phillips, London. |
| Production | The miniatures by Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy, 1752 and 1753. |
| Summary | The miniature on the cover depicting the Bay of Naples is complemented by an Italian view on the base showing Tivoli, near Rome. The minatures were painted in 1752 and 1753 by Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy (1724-1811), a French painter and engraver. 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, volume II, London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd., 1999, cat. no. 9, pp. 25-6. ISBN.0856675210 |
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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.450-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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