Snuffbox with a Portrait of a Woman
On this modest interpretation of a Parisian gold box, the concentric circles simulate engine-turned grooves, and the rims recall the gold-beaded edges of boxes dating about 1775 – 85. The miniature, which is original, has a somewhat provincial style that is consistent with the dating of the box but does not permit attribution to a specific artist.
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