Snuffbox. Culture: Austrian, Vienna. Dimensions: Overall: 2 1/16 × 3 3/16 × 2 11/16 in. (5.2 × 8.1 × 6.8 cm). Factory: Vienna. Factory director: Du Paquier period (1718-1744). Date: ca. 1735.The complex decorative schemes on this box, including four hands of playing cards on the lid, a game of chess in progress on the underside, and three enigmatic inscriptions, suggest that it was commissioned as an intimate gift and expresses a coded message that cannot be easily deciphered today. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Snuffbox. Culture: Austrian, Vienna. Dimensions: Overall: 2 1/16 × 3 3/16 × 2 11/16 in. (5.2 × 8.1 × 6.8 cm). Factory: Vienna. Factory director: Du Paquier period (1718-1744). Date: ca. 1735.The complex decorative schemes on this box, including four hands of playing cards on the lid, a game of chess in progress on the underside, and three enigmatic inscriptions, suggest that it was commissioned as an intimate gift and expresses a coded message that cannot be easily deciphered today. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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