Box cover

Description

Cover with an oval medallion of flowers in encrusted enamels for a circular gold snuffbox inlaid with various stones: German, Dresden, by Johann Christian Neuber, c. 1785 - 1790

Museum reference

A.1943.185 A

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Box cover

Production information

Neuber, Johann Christian, 1736 - 1808, Goldsmith
Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Western Europe

Date

1785 - 1790

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Pearl

Physical description

Gold, oval medallion in encrusted enamels bordered with pearls

Exhibitions

• Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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