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Snuffbox (Tabatière)

Manufacturer (French, 1735 - 1773)
CultureFrench
OriginMennecy, Ile-de-France, France
PeriodLouis XV (1715-1744)
Datec.1750-1760
MediumSoft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels; silver mounts
DimensionsOverall: 7.2 x 5.4 x 7.5 cm (2 13/16 x 2 1/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
MarkingsNone. Silver hallmark for Angers, discharge mark 1758–60
DescriptionMennecy figural snuffbox, oval, modelled as a recumbant hunter with a dog and rabbit.
Credit LineThe Hans Syz Collection
Object numberG96.5.96
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
French Porcelain
Status
On view
Snuffbox (Tabatière)
Artist / Maker: Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory
c.1750-1760
Object number: G01.9.1
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Artist / Maker: Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
c. 1730
Object number: G08.7.30
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
c.1745
Object number: G05.11.6
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Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
c.1745-1755
Object number: G83.1.626
Set of Twelve Dessert Knives
Artist / Maker: Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
c.1730-1750
Object number: G83.1.1070.1-13
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory
1730-1740
Object number: G10.3.9
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Artist / Maker: Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
c.1732-1738
Object number: G08.7.18
Snuffbox with churches and country houses
Artist / Maker: Schrezheim
c.1765-1770
Object number: G96.5.355
Rococo Cartouche
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1752; replacement stopper c.1751-1754
Object number: G83.1.1052.1-.2
Young Man Holding a Dog
Artist / Maker: Royal Copenhagen Manufactory
c.1780
Object number: G83.1.1064
Harlequin
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1750
Object number: G83.1.1043
Selection from a Tea Service with Scenes Inspired by Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1745
Object number: G83.1.627.1-.11