UNKNOWN GOLDSMITH, French
(active 1760s in Paris)

Oval Snuff-box

1762-63
Gold, enamel, diamonds, 4,5 x 8,7 x 7,5 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris

This oval snuff-box with enamelled scenes after François Boucher is attributed to Mathieu III Coiny (1755-1788). Boucher's creations were among the most prolific sources of inspiration for the decorative arts in the eighteenth century.