Reference:
sm172
Description: A snuff box in Vernis Martin, unusually
decorated in a very restrained fashion. The background is in
dark sienna. There are circular patterns, some showing remnants of
gilding. Inside there is a print showing a portly man in uniform.
Perhaps the giver, or the owner?
Origin: France
Circa: 1770
Materials: Vernis
Martin
Size: 3"across.7.5cm.
Condition: Crackling
and losses especially near opening line. |