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Neapolitan Gold & Tortoiseshell Snuff Container

Stock No

5798

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2015
  • £1,700.00
  • €1,951 Euro
  • $2,290 US Dollar

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Item Description

From Naples, early to mid eighteenth century, the work of the Neapolitan tartarugari.

A snuff container made of tortoiseshell decorated with gold, within is retained the original gold spoon with a tiny scallop shell terminal to the handle.

Naples circa 1740.

3.25 inches

At the beginning of the eighteenth century the tartartuguri of Naples perfected the techniques of working with tortoiseshell, mother-o-pearl and gold to produce the most beautiful and extravagant of objects ranging from small boxes and containers such as this, for snuff, to furniture; an example of such is an exceptional table by Giuseppe Sarao, held in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. The designs often drawn from the pattern books Jean Berain, Paul Decker and Martin Engelbrecht. The best of this piqué work was made for Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, and given as diplomatic gifts, in particular to the Ottoman sultan, Mahmud I.

 

Item Info

Seller

WALPOLES

Seller Location

London, London

Period

18th Century & Earlier

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Location

London, London

Item Location

United Kingdom

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+44 (0)207 7275263

+44 (0)7831 561042

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