Snuffbox, 1748–49, French, Paris, Gold, enamel, 2 3/4 × 2 1/8 × 1 3/8 in. (7 × 5.4 × 3.5 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, This enameled and engraved gold snuffbox dates to the mid-eighteenth century. The wavy stripes have been created from an alternating pattern of black and red enamel engraved with floral motifs and the pattern is reminiscent of the floral designs found in silk cloth of the period
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Snuffbox, 1748–49, French, Paris, Gold, enamel, 2 3/4, 1/8, 1 3/8, 7, 5.4, 3.5 cm, Metalwork-Gold, Platinum, enameled, engraved gold, snuffbox, dates, mid-eighteenth century, wavy stripes, created, alternating pattern, black, red enamel, engraved, floral motifs, pattern, reminiscent, designs, silk cloth, period
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