Box
1770-80 (made)
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The influence of Paris extended across Europe. Many boxes previously thought to have been Swiss are now believed to have been made in Germany. This is one of three boxes bearing similar false French-style marks in the V&A's collection. The research of Dr Lorenz Seelig has shown that they belong to a larger group of boxes, probably made in Berlin.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Coloured gold set with diamond, emeralds and rubies |
| Brief description | Varicoloured gold box, set with diamond, emeralds and rubies, with imitation Paris marks, a Dutch import mark for 1814-1853 and French import marks introduced in 1864, Germany, 1770-80 |
| Physical description | Coloured gold box, set with diamond chips, emeralds and rubies, with imitation Paris marks, a Dutch import mark for 1814-1853 and French import marks introduced in 1864 |
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| Credit line | Given by Colonel Waldo-Sibthorp |
| Object history | Formerly in the Russian imperial collections |
| Production | Made in the same workshop as 911-1882 and M.113-1917 |
| Summary | The influence of Paris extended across Europe. Many boxes previously thought to have been Swiss are now believed to have been made in Germany. This is one of three boxes bearing similar false French-style marks in the V&A's collection. The research of Dr Lorenz Seelig has shown that they belong to a larger group of boxes, probably made in Berlin. |
| Bibliographic reference | Seelig, L.Golddosen des 18. Jahrhunderts aus dem Besitz der Fürsten Thurn und Taxis. Munich, 2007. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1966-1898 |
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| Record created | June 16, 2005 |
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