Snuff Box in the Form of a Commode

Ref: 2602

Snuff Box in the Form of a Commode

Ref: 2602

Snuff Box in the Form of a Commode

18th Century
3.7 x 6 x 4 cm (1¹/₂ x 2³/₈ inches)
Exhibition: Metropolitan Museum New York/USA, accession no. 1993.336
Description: Lidded box in the shape of a cambered chest of drawers with three drawers
with gold enamel paintings and silver mountings
Marks removed
Tobacco box
probably Berlin, mid-18th century
Designed by Charles Fromery (1685–1738, goldsmith)