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Precious Objects from the 18th-Century at the Musée Cognacq-Jay

Published on , by Sandrine Merle

Snuffboxes in chased gold enriched with diamonds, sewing kits including micro-scissors, ivory writing tablets for messages, perfume bottles, enamel-covered fly boxes...

Johann-Christian Neuber (1736-1808), box, c. 1780, hardstone marquetry.CCO Paris... Precious Objects from the 18th-Century at the Musée Cognacq-Jay
Johann-Christian Neuber (1736-1808), box, c. 1780, hardstone marquetry.
CCO Paris Musées / Musée Cognacq-Jay
Snuffboxes in chased gold enriched with diamonds, sewing kits including micro-scissors, ivory writing tablets for messages, perfume bottles, enamel-covered fly boxes... The Musée Cognacq-Jay exhibition presents nearly three hundred miniature objects, mainly made in the 18th century, including the four…
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