Snuff Box
1752 (made)
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Formed as a recumbent lion. The base painted with floral sprays; Mounts: The silver mount has Paris assay marks for 1752 and the maker's mark of Pierre Boucret
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels, and with silver mount |
| Brief description | Porcelain snuff box, painted in enamels, and with silver mount, probably made by Mennecy porcelain factory, France, 1752 |
| Physical description | Formed as a recumbent lion. The base painted with floral sprays; Mounts: The silver mount has Paris assay marks for 1752 and the maker's mark of Pierre Boucret |
| Gallery label | Gallery 128 Decant 2003
The cover has previously been attributed to Saint-Cloud, but has more recently been attributed to Mennecy.(07/06/2004) |
| Production | the silver mount has marks for 1752; When acquired the box was considered probably Mennecy, the cover probably Saint-Cloud'. Examined by Jean-Gabriel Peyre 1999, who considered the box Mennecy and the cover 'not Saint-Cloud, possibly Mennecy'. |
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| Accession number | C.68&A-1961 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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