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Reference:
vm151
Description: A Vernis Martin snuff box which exhibits
refined taste, with its subtle coloring and exquisite gilding. The
center is finely painted with a stylized tree framed in a wavy gold
pattern. The middle part of the frame is painted green over the
gold, as are some dots on the larger circular border, giving an
impression of applied enamel.
Origin: France
Circa: 1750
Materials: Vernis
Martin.
Size: 2.3"across. 6cm.
Condition: Losses
of paint and crack on side of lid. |
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