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Snuff box with miniature of Marshal de Turenne
(c. 1805)
Medium
gold, tortoiseshell, enamel, glass
Measurements
2.6 × 7.6 × 5.8 cm (closed)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Dame Mabel Brookes, 1991
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
France
Inscription
engraved in left side in outside of upper rim of box: Etienne Nitot et Fils.
punched in left side in outside of upper rim of box: (...illeg.) (...illeg.)
punched (inverted) in left side inside box: 8(male head)5
engraved in front in outside of upper rim of box: Jouailliers Bijoutiers de Sa Majesté l'Impératrice
engraved in right side in outside of upper rim of box: et Reine à Paris.
punched in right side inside box: (...illeg.) (...illeg.)
punched (vertically) in right side inside box: 2(rooster)
punched in inside base of box c.r.: (...illeg.)/(...illeg.)
lid: (portrait of Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne (1611-75), after Jean Petitot (1607-91))
Accession Number
D87-1991
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Rectangular gold box, cased in tortoiseshell, lid has oval bust portrait of 17th century gentleman.