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Neptune snuffbox
Workshop
German workshop (?)
Origin date
second half of 18th century
Material
copper
Technique
painted enamel, gilded
Sizes
height: 2,4 cm
width: 6,5 cm
length: 8,2 cm
width: 6,5 cm
length: 8,2 cm
Inventory No.
55.182.1
Description and further information
A rectangular snuff box decorated with a depiction of Neptune’s sea chariot. On the white enamelled lid, Neptune is shown seated in a golden chariot moving across the waves, drawn by four sea horses; he wears a crown and holds a trident in his hand. The inside of the lid is decorated with a polychrome bouquet of small flowers and scattered flowering sprigs. Painted enamel on copper, with metal mounts.
Provenance
San Marco gyűjtemény (706)