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Snuffbox in the shape of a dogcirca 1740-1750

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Small decorative object carved from mottled gray-white and black agate in the form of a recumbent pug dog with ruby-red stone eyes, mounted on a stepped rectangular gilt-metal base
Small carved stone figure of a recumbent dog with upright head, white with dark dendritic markings throughout, mounted on a polished rectangular gilt-metal base.
Gold-mounted snuff box of moss agate, with a carved reclining dog figure set with ruby eyes atop the hinged rectangular lid, decorated with chased gold borders.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Snuffbox in the shape of a dog
Date Made
circa 1740-1750
Medium
Moss agate, gold, rubies
Dimensions
2 15/16 × 3 9/16 × 1 3/4 in. (7.5 × 9 × 4.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation and the 2022 Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions Committee (DA²)
Accession Number
M.2022.187
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers. Eternal Medium: Seeing the World in Stone. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2023.

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