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Snuff box
Snuff box, tortoiseshell inlaid with silver, oval, silver rims to the box and lid hinged on one side; the shoulder of the box inlaid in engraved silver with Laub-und-Bandelwerk, three dogs and two doves, the lid with a scene of a cockfight within Laub-und-Bandelwerk borders.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51392
Acquisition
Purchase - with support, 3/5/2001
Purchased with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the National Art Collections Fund and the Goldsmiths' Company.
Measurements
Height
(cm): 2.7
Width
(cm): 7.2
Depth
(cm): 5.5
Height
(in): 1
Width
(in): 2
Depth
(in): 2
Techniques
carved (decoration)
decoration
Applied Art
piqué
inlaid
decoration
Applied Art
engraved
decoration
Applied Art
Material
tortoiseshell
silver
Location
In store
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