Made of Gold, silver, diamonds, embossing, engraving, pouncing. Johann Balthasar. Snuffboxes from Hermitage
Snuffboxes from Hermitage
In the XVIII century Russia had fashion for snuffboxes. Empress Catherine II enthusiastically picked them up. Many of them were decorated with beautiful paintings or cameos, the Empress called this passion for Cameo “cameo disease.” Back in the 18th century in tsarist Russia and Europe there was a fashion to snuff tobacco. And many noble grandees began to boast to each other, who was higher in status.
Indeed, a snuffbox served as a measure of security and prosperity. The common people used boxes made of birch bark, from bone and wood. In the wealthy – of silver, gold, precious wood and decorated with precious stones. Besides, it was a whole ceremony, so the snuffbox was the subject of individual use.
In high society, these patterned boxes were even part of the entourage, the interior. It was fashionable to exhibit an interesting, precious snuff-box in the boudoir or in the living room. Even the young ladies used to have pretty little caskets for tobacco.
Zorich Snuffbox. Gold, diamonds, diamonds, roses, glass, silver, embossing, engraving. Duke, Jean Jacques. Russia. St. Petersburg
Gold snuff-box set with diamonds and colored enamel was created in 1775 by one of the best jewelers of St. Petersburg Jean Jacques Duke. Originally from Frankfurt-am-Main, Duke came to Russia and in 1770. He worked for an order for the imperial court, and individuals. Under the medallion there is a “secret”: the image of the sun, symbolizing Catherine II. Gold, silver, enamel, diamonds, emeralds, embossing, engraving, painting, pouncing. Dyukroley, Jean. France. Paris. 1760
Gold snuff box of Parisian master Jean Dyukroley made for King Louis XV (1723-1765). Magnificent Miniatures on the cover and the two sides of the woodwork, depicting still life, framed by large diamonds and small emeralds. Precious stones are enclosed in a silver frame, enhancing their brilliance and the game.
Snuffboxes from Hermitage
Dancing couple. Gold, pearl, enamel, engraving, polishing, painting. France. Early 18th centuryDancing couple. Gold, pearl, enamel, engraving, polishing, painting. France. Early 18th centuryStunning Snuffboxes from Hermitage, RussiaBeautiful Snuffboxes from Hermitage, Russia1782 Snuffbox, RussiaUseful. Gold, stamping, painting. Sharrf, Johann Gottlieb. Russia. St. Petersburg. 1780sJean Pierre Ador. Snuff box with a portrait of Grand Duke Paul Petrovich. Gold, silver, diamonds, enamel, stamping, painting. St. Petersburg. 1774Jean Pierre Ador. Snuff box with a portrait of Grand Duke Paul Petrovich. Gold, silver, diamonds, enamel, stamping, painting. St. Petersburg. 1774Monogram of Alexander I. Copper, enamel, gilding, painting. Tower, Pierre Etienne. Russia. St. Petersburg. 18001771-1772 Snuff box with a picture of Catherine II, receiving the keys to the city of Bendery. Gold, silver, diamonds, enamel, embossing, engraving, pouncing, Guilloche, painting. Jean Pierre Ador, Russia. St. PetersburgCesme. Gold, silver, diamonds, rubies, enamel, stamping, painting. Jean Pierre Ador. Russia. St. Petersburg. 1771Empress Elizabeth. Germany around 1750George Henry Koenig. Gold, diamonds, pearls, enamel, glass, wax, chasing, pouncing, painting. Russia. St. Petersburg. 1780Sapphires and diamonds, Gold, silver, quartz, casting, stamping, engraving. Pauzie, Jeremiah. Russia. St. Petersburg. Mid-18th centuryCatherine II. Russia 1780Turkish Sultan Abdul-Hamid. Gold, silver, cut and uncut diamonds, glass, miniature, enamel; chased, engraved and paintedCupid. France 1781/1782Royal family, empresses, kings and snuff personal favorite of Catherine, snuff boxes of gold, with diamonds, pearls and precious stones, jewelry masterpiecesWith commemorative medals. Russia 1820Grenadier caps Life with the monogram of Empress Elizabeth. Silver, leather, stamping, polishing, gilding. Russia. St. Petersburg. 1741/1742Monument to Catherine the Great. Gold, silver, enamel, cut diamonds and sapphires; cast, chased, painted, pounced and guilloched. Scharff, Johann Gottlieb. Russia. St Petersburg. 1776Princess Catherine Orlova-Zinovyeva. Gold, enamel, stamping, painting. Master Koltellini (miniature). Switzerland. 1780sPortrait of Grand Duke Paul Petrovich. Russia 1780
Snuffboxes from Hermitage
Hunting scenes. Gold, diamonds, rubies, stamping, polishing. Dyukroley, Jean. France. Between 1750-1756Double lid snuffbox. Lapis lazuli, gold, carving, stamping, engraving, polishing. UK. London. 1740s. Source of income to the museum: Imperial Treasure Gallery (owned by Elizabeth)beautiful Snuffboxes from HermitageThe monogram of Peter II. Gold, silver, diamonds, miniature, stamping, polishing, engraving. Russia. St. Petersburg. Between 1727-1730Precious box with a removable lid, with a portrait of Catherine II. Gold, silver, diamonds, enamel, embossing, engraving, guilloche, painting. Dia. Buddha, Jean Francois Xavier. Russia. St. Petersburg. About 1780Portraits of Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna. France between 1819-1838Removable panels of gold, enamel, embossing, engraving, pouncing, Guilloche, painting. Russia. St. Petersburg. 1760sSilver, Gold, precious and semi-precious stones, engraving, polishing. Russia, Vyborg and Austria Vienna. 1790sWith a portrait of Count Alexei Orlov. Gold, silver, enamel, diamonds, embossing, engraving, painting. Johann Gottlieb. Russia. St. Petersburg. 1778Grand Duke Alexander’s child. Gold, silver, diamonds, crystal, enamel, embossing, engraving, painting. Height. Buddha, Jean Francois Xavier. Russia. About 1780Amethyst quartz, gold, silver, diamonds, rubies, embossing, engraving. Height. Germany. Dresden. Mid-18th centuryJean Pierre Ador Snuffbox with surface mounted sockets. Gold, silver, diamonds, enamel, pouncing, Guilloche. Russia. St. Petersburg. 1782A picture of Catherine II as Minerva. Gold, silver, enamel, embossing, engraving, painting, pouncing. Scarf, Johann Gottlieb. Russia. St. Petersburg. 1778Rock crystal, diamonds, silver, embossing, engraving. Snuffbox decorated with diamond and gold ornaments, figures of mythological characters, made by famous Dresden jeweler Henry Taddelem about 1740Frederick the Great. Agate, gold, rubies, diamonds, jade, embossing, engraving. Germany. Berlin. About 1765Lisette. Gold, silver, diamonds, diamonds, emeralds, enamel, stamping, painting. Scarf, Johann Gottlieb. Russia. St. Petersburg. 1780sGold, pearl, stamping, polishing. Rinderhagen, Jean Michel Christophe. France. Paris. 1781-1782. Source of income to the museum: Imperial Treasure GalleryWith the monogram of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna. Gold, silver, diamonds, engraving, polishing, pouncing. Pauzie, JeremiahAllegorical image of Catherine II. Gold, silver, diamonds, garnets, enamel, embossing, engraving, pouncing, polishing, painting. Lang, Alexander. Russia. St. Petersburg. 1776Exquisite Snuffboxes from HermitageMade in Switzerland 1830. Snuffboxes from Hermitage1778 box. Gold, silver, diamonds, colored glass paste, enamel engraving, guilloche, painting. Johann Gottlieb. Russia. St. PetersburgKutuzov and SuvorovEmpress Elizabeth. Gold, silver, diamonds, glass, miniature enamel stamping, polishing, painting. Russia. St. Petersburg. The end of the 1750sComposer Glinka family with his Sister and Mother. Gold, rock crystal and enamel; chased, engraved, guilloched and painted1780s Snuffbox with a medallion. Gold, silver, labradorite, glass, enamel, embossing, engraving, guilloche. Johann Gottlieb. Russia. St. Petersburg1830 Snuffbox with scalloped edge. Gold, enamel. Switzerland
