Snuffbox with miniatures representing the Diversions of Love and dancing figure. Artist: Miniatures by Jacques Joseph de Gault (French, 1738-after 1812). Culture: French. Dimensions: Box: 1-3/8 x 2-3/4 x 2-1/8 in. (3.5 x 7.0 x 5.4 cm); Miniatures: Top, octagonal, 1 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (44 x 61 mm); bottom, octagonal, 1 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (44 x 61 mm); front 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. (43 x 18 mm); back 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. (43 x 18 mm); left side 3/4 x 1 in. (18 x 26 mm); right side 3/4 x 1 in. (18 x 26 mm); four chamfered corners, each 3/4 x 1/4 in. (18 x 7 mm). Date: miniatures ca. 1775, box ca. 1838-47.The scene, in grisaille (shade of pale gray), is presented as if it were a sculpture set against a dark ground. The enamels may date to the last quarter of the eighteenth century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Miniatures by Jacques Joseph de Gault.
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