EditorialReticule with four drawstrings and a toggle Reticule of yellow silk with a pointed point, on which flowers are embroidered in multicolored silk, provided with four dark brown cords and a slider ring, Reticule of yellow silk in the form of a spearhead. ...
EditorialSouvenir, 1774?80, French, Paris, Gold, vernis martin, diamonds; ivory, 3 1/2 ? 2 in. (8.9 ? 5.1 cm), In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles...
EditorialSouvenir, ca. 1777??89, French, Paris, Gold, lacquer; ivory, 3 9/16 ? 2 1/8 in. (9 ? 5.4 cm), Miniature by Nadine Vallin (active 1787?1813), In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a...
EditorialFragment (from a border), c. 1860, France, Silk, machine-made twist net, embroidered with straw in fishbone and running stitches, knotting and wrapping.
EditorialBorder, c. 1860, France, Silk, machine-made twist net, embroidered with straw in fishbone and running stitches, knotting and wrapping, 12.3 ? 132.2 cm (4 7/8 ? 52 in.).
EditorialSnuffbox, possibly S?vres Manufactory (French, 1740?present), mid-19th century, French, possibly S?vres, Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt; copper with traces of silvering, H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm.); L. 3-1/4 in. (8.3 cm.); D. 2-3/8 in. (6.0 cm.), Ena...
EditorialSnuffbox, J.F.(?)B., 1757?58, French, Paris, Lacquer, gold, L. 3 1/2 in. (8.9cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, J.F.(?)B., In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of smal...
EditorialSnuffbox, Charles Le Bastier (French, apprenticed 1738, master 1754, active 1783), 1771?72, French, Paris, Gold, enamel, H. 1-9/16 ? W. 3-5/16 ? D. 2-3/8 in. (4 ? 8.4 ? 6 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Charles Le Bastier (French, apprenticed 1738, m...
EditorialSnuffbox (part of a set), No?l 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, No?l Hardivillers (French, master 1729, died 1779), In eighteenth-ce...
EditorialSnuffbox, ca. 1749?50, French, Saint-Cloud, Soft-paste porcelain, silver, Width: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small...
EditorialSnuffbox, Pierre M?dard Mothet (master 1761, recorded 1791), 1765?66, French, Paris, Gold, enamel, 1 3/16 ? 2 1/4 in. (3 ? 5.7 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Pierre M?dard Mothet (master 1761, recorded 1791), In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led ...
EditorialSealing wax case (?tui), 1765?66, French, Paris, Gold, Length: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, person...
Editorial?tui for sealing wax and case, Antoine-Louis Anthiaume (master 1784; active 1806), 1785?86, French, Paris, Varicolored gold; shagreen, Length: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Antoine-Louis Anthiaume (master 1784; active 1806), In eigh...
EditorialSnuffbox, 1744?45, French, Paris, Gold, mother-of-pearl, 1 3/8 ? 2 15/16 ? 2 1/4 in. (3.5 ? 7.5 ? 5.7 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide...
EditorialSnuffbox, ca. 1765?70, French, S?vres, Soft-paste porcelain, silver, Width: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, p...
EditorialSouvenir, 1774?80, French, Paris, Gold, vernis martin, diamonds; ivory, 3 1/2 ? 2 in. (8.9 ? 5.1 cm), In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles...
EditorialSnuffbox, Jean Formey (master 1754, active 1791), 1757?58, French, Paris, Gold, enamel, 1 5/8 ? 3 3/16 ? 2 3/8 in. (4.1 ? 8.1 ? 6 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Jean Formey (master 1754, active 1791), In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the prod...
EditorialSouvenir, ca. 1777??89, French, Paris, Gold, lacquer; ivory, 3 9/16 ? 2 1/8 in. (9 ? 5.4 cm), Miniature by Nadine Vallin (active 1787?1813), In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a...
EditorialSnuffbox, Henry Bodson (master 1763, active 1789), Chased by G?rard Deb?che (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, C...