Snuffbox
1780 (made)
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The skillful setting of hardstones within this box associates it with the work of Johann Christian Neuber, who worked in Dresden. The design, however, particularly the pierced gold panels, is not typical and the box may not be his work. A portrait of Frederick Augustus III, who became elector of Saxony in 1763, is set into the inside of the lid.
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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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Gold-mounted hardstone, enamel miniature |
| Brief description | Rectangular, gold-mounted hardstone snuffbox with miniature inside of Frederick Augustus III; Johann Christian Neuber, Dresden, ca.1780 |
| Physical description | Rectangular, gold-mounted hardstone snuffbox with miniature inside of Frederick Augustus III; Johann Christian Neuber, Dresden, ca.1780. |
| Gallery label | 5. Snuffbox with sunburst, man and dog
About 1770
Dresden, Germany; possibly Johann Christian Neuber (1736–1808)
Gold, agate and carnelian; glazed miniature inside lid of Frederick Augustus III,
Elector of Saxony, after Anton Graff (1736–1813)
Museum no. Loan:Gilbert.352-2008(16/11/2016) |
| 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 skillful setting of hardstones within this box associates it with the work of Johann Christian Neuber, who worked in Dresden. The design, however, particularly the pierced gold panels, is not typical and the box may not be his work. A portrait of Frederick Augustus III, who became elector of Saxony in 1763, is set into the inside of the lid. 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.352:1,2-2008 |
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| Record created | September 1, 2008 |
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