Bonbonnière

1785

7.5 cm 2.5 cm

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Kings and Queens would often present small gold boxes to ambassadors as diplomatic gifts and to courtiers as payment for services. Made of a variety of precious materials – including gold, enamel, semiprecious stones, lacquer, and tortoiseshell – and designed for a variety of...

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Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore (date and mode unknown); by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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