Snuffbox, Lazare Antoine Clérin, c. 1752

Snuffbox, Lazare Antoine Clérin, c. 1752

gold (metal), h 3.4cm × w 7.3cm × d 5.2cm × w 170.28gr More details

The flowers on this box are in opaque painted enamel émail peint, whereas the leaves are in translucent enamel émail en basse-taille, which allows the engraved metal background to be seen through a clear, thin glaze of enamel.

On display in room 1.9