Snuffbox decorated with verre églomisé panels after engravings by Jean-Guillaume Moitte
Snuffbox decorated with verre églomisé panels after engravings by Jean-Guillaume Moitte
France, Paris
1789–1790
Maker: T. Pillieux; Artist: P. Viller
Gold; verre églomisé (glass, gold leaf, ink)
2.5 x 9.4 x 4.5 cm.
Maker’s mark; charge mark of the fermier général Jean-François Kalandrin (1789–1792); date letter for 1789–1790; French provincial small guarantee mark (petite garantie) for 1838–1919. Signature "Viller" on panels
Rectangular gold snuffbox with canted corners and a hinged cover. The sides, cover, and base are decorated with verre églomisé panels executed after engravings by Jean-Guillaume Moitte (1746–1810). The composition on the lid depicts Veturia at the feet of Coriolanus; the base features "The Jewels of Cornelia". The side panels include depictions of the Rape of the Sabine Women and the blind Belisarius led to the altar. The canted corners feature allegorical representations of the four rivers of the Roman Empire.
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