Bonbonnière
ca. 1802 (made)
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Today only a few early 19th century snuffboxes from the grand ducal workshops are extant and documented but almost all belong to the Gilbert Collection. This design is recorded as having been painted by Carlo Carlieri (active 1802-1816), a hardstone worker turned painter for the Grand Ducal workshops.
Hardstone mosaic techniques (commessi di pietre dure) emerged in Florence, where Ferdinand de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, founded the Grand Ducal Workshop (Opificio delle Pietre Dure) in 1588. It still operates today under the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage.
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.
Hardstone mosaic techniques (commessi di pietre dure) emerged in Florence, where Ferdinand de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, founded the Grand Ducal Workshop (Opificio delle Pietre Dure) in 1588. It still operates today under the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage.
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 mounts, lapis lazuli, chalcedony, agate, malachite, pietre dure |
| Brief description | Bonbonnière with gold mounts and mosaics of hardstones (lapis lazuli, chalcedony, agate, malachite) Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence, ca.1800 |
| Physical description | Circular, gold-mounted lapis lazuli bonbonniere, the cover with a commesso (stone mosaic) panel depicting a vase of flowers within concentric circles and a white zigzag ribbon border, the base with a ribbon-tied bouquet of flowers within a similar border, with lapis lazuli sides and matted gold mounts. |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Production | Box: probably Florence. Mosaic: Florence, Opificio delle Pietre Dure. |
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| Summary | Today only a few early 19th century snuffboxes from the grand ducal workshops are extant and documented but almost all belong to the Gilbert Collection. This design is recorded as having been painted by Carlo Carlieri (active 1802-1816), a hardstone worker turned painter for the Grand Ducal workshops. Hardstone mosaic techniques (commessi di pietre dure) emerged in Florence, where Ferdinand de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, founded the Grand Ducal Workshop (Opificio delle Pietre Dure) in 1588. It still operates today under the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage. 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.436:1, 2-2008 |
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| Record created | June 26, 2008 |
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