Snuffbox, Henry Bodson (master 1763, active 1789), Chased by Gérard Debèche (1706–ca. 1777), 1768/69, French, Paris, Gold, H. 1-3/4 × W. 3-5/8 × D. 1-13/16 in. (4.4 × 9.2 × 4.6 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Henry Bodson (master 1763, active 1789, Chased by Gérard Debèche (1706–ca. 1777), In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles such as snuffboxes; étuis to hold sealing wax, tweezers, or utensils for sewing; souvenirs, which contained thin ivory tablets for note taking; and shuttles for knotting lace
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Snuffbox, Henry Bodson, master 1763, active 1789, Chased, Gérard Debèche, 1706–ca, 1777, 1768/69, French, Paris, Gold, H, 1-3/4, W, 3-5/8, D, 1-13/16, 4.4, 9.2, 4.6 cm, Metalwork-Gold, Platinum, master, 1763, active, 1789, Chased by Gérard, 1706–ca., eighteenth-century, Europe, Paris led, production, high-quality luxury, goods, Parisian goldsmiths, wide range, small, personal articles, snuffboxes, étuis, hold sealing, wax, tweezers, utensils, sewing, souvenirs, contained thin, ivory, tablets, note taking, shuttles, knotting lace
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