Snuffbox (part of a set), Noël Hardivillers (French, master 1729, died 1779), 1728–30, French, Paris, Rock crystal, gold, 1 3/8 x 2 3/16in. (3.5 x 5.6cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Noël Hardivillers (French, master 1729, died 1779), 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, part, set, Noël Hardivillers, French, master 1729, died 1779, 1728–30, Paris, Rock crystal, gold, 1 3/8 x 2 3/16in, 3.5 5.6cm, Metalwork-Gold, Platinum, master, 1729, died, 1779, 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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