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Swiss Gold Musical Snuff Box
- Musical snuff boxes such as this one were called carillons à musique
- It is chased and engraved with elaborate swirls of ornate foliage
- The taking of snuff was a highly regarded social ritual among the European elite
- 19th century gold music boxes were highly desired objects of status.
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$34,500
Item No.
29-9549
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Description
This special and important Swiss gold music box is chased and engraved with a set of musical instruments surrounded by elaborate swirls of ornate foliage. Embossed with a delightful braided gold design, the two-compartment box features an exquisite oval agate key, which opens a recessed lock in the base of the box. Such a box would have been a prized possession and would have been able to fit neatly into a gentleman’s waistcoat pocket.
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This special and important Swiss gold music box is chased and engraved with a set of musical instruments surrounded by elaborate swirls of ornate foliage. Embossed with a delightful braided gold design, the two-compartment box features an exquisite oval agate key, which opens a recessed lock in the base of the box. Such a box would have been a prized possession and would have been able to fit neatly into a gentleman’s waistcoat pocket.
Ingenious miniature portable devices, musical snuff boxes such as this one were called carillons à musique. Highly desired objects of status and crafted primarily in Switzerland, they influenced the development and popularity of all music box production in the 19th century.
Circa 1820
3 1/4" wide x 2" deep x 7/8" high
Ingenious miniature portable devices, musical snuff boxes such as this one were called carillons à musique. Highly desired objects of status and crafted primarily in Switzerland, they influenced the development and popularity of all music box production in the 19th century.
Circa 1820
3 1/4" wide x 2" deep x 7/8" high
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Specifications
| Period: | 19th Century |
| Origin: | Switzerland |
| Type: | Snuff/Tobacco Boxes |
| Style: | Neoclassical |
| Depth: | 2.0 in. (5.08 cm) |
| Width: | 3.25 in. (8.26 cm) |
| Height: | 0.88 in. (2.22 cm) |
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