Decorative arts (permanent exhibition) » Small boxes
Shell formed snuffbox
with hunting scene
Origin date
18th century
Origin place
France,
Material
copper
Technique
enamelled, gilded
Sizes
height: 2,3 cm
maximum diameter: 7,2 cm
maximum diameter: 7,2 cm
Inventory No.
55.199.1
Description and further information
Shell-shaped box. Enamel on copper with gilt-metal mounts. The exterior is decorated with radiating ribs imitating a scallop shell, with floral motifs added on one side. The interior is painted in polychrome with a boar-hunting scene, including mounted and foot hunters with dogs.
Provenance
San Marco-Nákó gyűjtemény (736)