"Japanese" style snuffbox
"Japanese" style snuffbox
France, Paris
1785–1786
François Chazeray or François Cousin
Gold; maki-e lacquer
2.7 x 7.2 cm
Stamped with the maker's mark "F.C."; the charge and discharge marks of the fermiers généraux (tax collectors) Henri Clavel and Jean-François Kalandrin for the period 1782–1789; Paris date letter.
Round, lacquered snuffbox with a detachable lid. Decorated in the "Japanese" style. The lid features a landscape with a tree standing on a rock; the body is adorned with scattered leaves; the bottom surface rear side features a composition with a shrub growing by a river. All images are rendered in relief against golden background. The interior of the snuffbox is lined with gold.
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