snuffbox
Object NameBeaded Snuff Box
Manufacturer
Workshop of Johann Michael van Selow
Made FromGlass, Tin, Brass
Date1756-1772
Place MadeGermany, Brunswick
TechniqueAssembled
SizeOverall H: 3.8 cm, W: 11.5 cm, D: 6 cm
Accession Number2016.3.5
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBeaded Snuff Box. White, green, blue, yellow, brown, and red glass beads, assembled on tin, brass border and clasp. Tin box decorated with white, green, blue, yellow, brown, and red glass beaded agrarian landscape, ornamental brass edges and clasp. Beaded decoration covers entire exterior of the box. Top: trees and hilly landscape in foreground, two yellow buildings with blue roofs in mid-ground, and additional vegetation in background, with white 'sky'. Sides: Similar to top with green ground, yellow buildings, blue and green hills, and white sky. Bottom: rectilinear pattern with white, blues, and reds set in white.Provenance
Source
Viebahn-Kunsthandel GMBH
- 2016-07-05
According to Nils Viebahn, the snuff box comes from a private collection in Bremen, Germany. The owner inherited it from her father, Carl Ernst (died 1998), a renowned jeweler in Wiesbaden who collected snuffboxes. Most of Ernst’s collection reportedly was acquired during the 1970s-1980s. Ernst’s father and grandfather also collected snuffboxes, so the van Selow box could have been in the family for much longer. The two stickers on the interior of the box, labeled “3010/27” and “281” are most likely 20th century inventory or auction labels.
According to Nils Viebahn, the snuff box comes from a private collection in Bremen, Germany. The owner inherited it from her father, Carl Ernst (died 1998), a renowned jeweler in Wiesbaden who collected snuffboxes. Most of Ernst’s collection reportedly was acquired during the 1970s-1980s. Ernst’s father and grandfather also collected snuffboxes, so the van Selow box could have been in the family for much longer. The two stickers on the interior of the box, labeled “3010/27” and “281” are most likely 20th century inventory or auction labels.
Former Collection
Carl Ernst
(German, d. 1998) - 1998
According to Nils Viebahn, the snuff box comes from a private collection in Bremen, Germany. The owner inherited it from her father, Carl Ernst (died 1998), a renowned jeweler in Wiesbaden who collected snuffboxes. Most of Ernst’s collection reportedly was acquired during the 1970s-1980s. Ernst’s father and grandfather also collected snuffboxes, so the van Selow box could have been in the family for much longer. The two stickers on the interior of the box, labeled “3010/27” and “281” are most likely 20th century inventory or auction labels.
According to Nils Viebahn, the snuff box comes from a private collection in Bremen, Germany. The owner inherited it from her father, Carl Ernst (died 1998), a renowned jeweler in Wiesbaden who collected snuffboxes. Most of Ernst’s collection reportedly was acquired during the 1970s-1980s. Ernst’s father and grandfather also collected snuffboxes, so the van Selow box could have been in the family for much longer. The two stickers on the interior of the box, labeled “3010/27” and “281” are most likely 20th century inventory or auction labels.
Object copyright© Georges Despret
1970-1979
1970-1979
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