Jeweled Snuffbox
Unknown
ca. 1765 · Glass, gold, silver, diamonds and rubies · Robert Lehman Collection
Elaborately jeweled in multi-colored floral motifs, this snuffbox was probably commissioned by Frederick II of Prussia (1712-87), along with a group of 125 works of similar design known as the “Potsdam boxes.” This is the only glass-bodied piece. The design of all of the boxes have been attributed to the English-born artist Guillaume George Krüger, who was active in Berlin between 1753 and 1774.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1765
- Medium
- Glass, gold, silver, diamonds and rubies
- Culture
- German, Berlin
- Department
- Robert Lehman Collection
- Credit line
- Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
