The snuffbox features a gold body in the form of a cartouche with a hinged lid. On the protruding lid with a profiled edge, there is a relief image of a scene with Venus restraining Aeneas from killing Helen after the fall of Troy, surrounded by relief scrolls. On the side surface and the bottom panel of the base, there is chasing with relief images of birds and hunting dogs based on illustrations from the popular and repeatedly reprinted collection by the English artist, etcher, and illustrator Francis Barlow (c. 1626–1704) “Various Birds and Beasts Drawn from the Life”. Under the lid, there is a tobacco compartment with marks on the mirror-polished inner surface. On the front side of the lid, there is a shaped projection for opening.

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