Hope nurturing a chimera, snuffbox in the taste of Michelangelo Maestri circa 1800
Hope nurturing a chimera, snuffbox in the taste of Michelangelo Maestri circa 1800
Tortoiseshell snuffbox with a secret compartment, the lid features a painted miniature depicting a fresco discovered in the Villa Arianna in Pompeii and reproduced in the late 18th century by the Italian painter Michelangelo Maestri.
Good condition (minor imperfections to the tortoiseshell)
D : 7,5 cm
