Snuffbox with theatrical scenes of a rope dancer and a puppet show. Artist: Miniature by Louis Nicolas van Blarenberghe (French, Lille 1716-1794 Fontainebleau); and Henri Joseph van Blarenberghe (French, Lille 1750-1826 Lille). Culture: French, Paris. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 1/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 5/8 in. (2.7 x 7.1 x 4.1 cm); Miniatures: (sight measurements) top 1 3/16 x 2 3/8 (3 x 6 cm.); bottom 1 3/16 x 2 3/8 (3 x 6 cm.). Maker: Box by Joseph Étienne Blerzy (French, active 1750-1806). Date: 1778-79.The box bears four marks, among them the Paris mark for 1778-79, and the mark of Joseph-Étienne Blérzym a master in 1768, working to 1806. The sides and chamfered corners are decorated with plaques of translucent opalescent enamel resembling moss agate with delicate branches in silhouette. Judging by the costumes, the miniatures, this one and that on the lid, A Rope Dance, are contemporaneous. Neither is signed, but the style is typical of the Van Blarenberghes in the late 1770s, t

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Snuffbox with theatrical scenes of a rope dancer and a puppet show. Artist: Miniature by Louis Nicolas van Blarenberghe (French, Lille 1716-1794 Fontainebleau); and Henri Joseph van Blarenberghe (French, Lille 1750-1826 Lille). Culture: French, Paris. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 1/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 5/8 in. (2.7 x 7.1 x 4.1 cm); Miniatures: (sight measurements) top 1 3/16 x 2 3/8 (3 x 6 cm.); bottom 1 3/16 x 2 3/8 (3 x 6 cm.). Maker: Box by Joseph Étienne Blerzy (French, active 1750-1806). Date: 1778-79.The box bears four marks, among them the Paris mark for 1778-79, and the mark of Joseph-Étienne Blérzym a master in 1768, working to 1806. The sides and chamfered corners are decorated with plaques of translucent opalescent enamel resembling moss agate with delicate branches in silhouette. Judging by the costumes, the miniatures, this one and that on the lid, A Rope Dance, are contemporaneous. Neither is signed, but the style is typical of the Van Blarenberghes in the late 1770s, t

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