Snuffbox decorated with miniatures featuring narrative scenes in the "Turkish" style
Snuffbox decorated with miniatures featuring narrative scenes in the "Turkish" style
Germany, Hanau
Circa 1770–1775 3.2 x 8.8 x 4.5 cm
Gold, enamel; painted enamel, chasing, engine-turning (guilloché)
Maker’s mark “AP” above the letter “C” topped with a crown; a mark struck twice in the form of two crescents with a dot and diverging rays between them; number “397” stamped on the rim; an unidentified mark in the form of a double-headed eagle with the adjacent numeral “2”; a distorted French "ET" import mark post-1864, struck twice
Oval-shaped gold snuffbox with a hinged lid. The body and the walls are decorated with oval miniatures featuring narrative scenes in the "Turkish" style (turquerie). The lid features a scene of a boar hunt on horseback; the body features two miniatures depicting a man leading a horse by its bridle and two miniatures depicting a couple; the base features an image of a man seated at a table surrounded by musicians. The miniatures on the body are enclosed in frames shaped as stylized lictor’s fasces intertwined with ribbons; the spaces between them are filled with depictions of trophies. On the lid and the base, the miniatures are enclosed by frames with a floral and geometric pattern, featuring inserts in the form of trophies, a masqueron, and a floral garland.
2051MC565/ДПИ