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Box: M.21-1964

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: B.K

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Description

Silver, parcel-gilt and niello, rectangular with cut corners, decorated with a Chinoiserie vignette in a rococo border

Silver, parcel-gilt and niello, rectangular with cut corners and integral hinge. The flat cover is nielloed with a vignette of two Oriental figures in rocky Chinese scene with a bridge, buildings and pine trees in the background, surrounded by a rococo border; the whole on a matted gilt ground. The sides and recessed base are similarly decorated. The bezel and corners are engraved with a border of chevrons. The interior is gilt.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by A.J. Hugh Smith through the National Art-Collections Fund, 1964

Place(s) associated

  • Moscow ⪼ Russia

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1964-03-12) by Smith, Arnold John Hugh

Dating

19th Century, Early#
Circa 1800 CE - 1820 CE

School or Style

Chinoiserie

Components of the work

Decoration composed of gold niello
Box And Lid Height 1.5 cm Length 9 cm Width 6 cm

Materials used in production

Silver

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: B.K
  • Location: On the inside of the lid and base
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Maker's mark

Inscription present: St. George slaying the dragon

  • Location: On the inside of the lid and base
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Town mark
  • Text: 84
  • Location: On the inside of the lid and base
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Standard mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.21-1964
Primary reference Number: 150718
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 31 January 2024 Last processed: Thursday 1 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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