Bonbonniere
ca. 1800 (made)
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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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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Micromosaic, millefiore, tortoiseshell, gold |
Brief description | Circular box with round micromosaic. Tortoiseshell and gold, 1830. |
Physical description | Circular tortoiseshell box, the cover set with a round micromosaic within a border of glass millefiore tesserae, the composition consists of a central pedestal holding a bow and quiver of arrows, two doves billing on the lower right and a basket of flowers on the left. |
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Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
Object history | Provenance: Graus Antiques, London, 1972. |
Summary | 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.480:1-2008 |
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Record created | June 26, 2008 |
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