The chemist, late 18th century snuffbox
The chemist, late 18th century snuffbox
Snuffbox made of lacquered tortoiseshell inlaid with gold sequins.
The lid features a painted miniature, outlined in gold (?), depicting a female chemist.
We naturally thinks of Emilie du Châtelet and Marie-Anne Paulze, wife of Lavoisier, but the portrait bears little resemblance.
Good condition (small crack on one side, some sequins missing)
D: 8.1 cm
A collector’s label inside
The lid features a painted miniature, outlined in gold (?), depicting a female chemist.
We naturally thinks of Emilie du Châtelet and Marie-Anne Paulze, wife of Lavoisier, but the portrait bears little resemblance.
Good condition (small crack on one side, some sequins missing)
D: 8.1 cm
A collector’s label inside
