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Bonbonnière
ca. 1755
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Egg-shaped form of curving rococo gold cage work over gray agate. Hinged lid with white enameled band showing the phrase, "Eloignez de vous rien n'est agreable" (Separated from you nothing is pleasant).
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Details
- Title: Bonbonnière
- Date Created: ca. 1755
- Location Created: London, England
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Raised and chased gold, carved gray agate, enameling on gold
- Credit line: Gift of the Panwy Foundation, from the collection of Maria Wyman
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