Toothpick case with initials “JN”
Toothpick case with initials “JN”
Great Britain, London
1786–1787
Gold and silversmith Bland, C.
Multi-colored gold, mirror; engraving, relief chasing, polishing
1.0 x 9.3 x 3.1 cm, 51 g
Maker's mark “CB”, London assay office mark, English 22 karat fineness mark (1756–1821), English duty mark, London date mark - letter “L” (1786–1787)
The gold box features a flat body of an elongated oval shape with a hinged lid. The top panel of the lid and the bottom panel of the body are polished and framed by a relief chased border in the form of beads on a matted ground and tracks of dots and dashed lines. In the center of the lid, a monogram of intertwined initials “J N” is engraved under a ducal crown. A mirror is installed on the inner side of the lid, the inner side of the base is mirror-polished, and marks are struck on the rim of the base. The side surface of the body is decorated with rows of beads along the lower and upper edges and engraving in the form of dashed and dotted lines along the contour on a polished surface.
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