Bonbonnière

French, Paris

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 545

Precious boxes made for confections and sweets were known as drageoirs or bonbonnières. Unlike snuff containers, the lids of such boxes, which are usually circular, are not hinged. Here, the charming chinoiserie decoration painted in gold and platinum on a black ground clearly imitates lacquer. It may have been inspired by the "black lacquer" porcelain made at Sèvres during the 1790s.

Bonbonnière, Hard-paste porcelain, two-tone gold and silver mount, French, Paris

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Bonbonnière, Hard-paste porcelain, two-tone gold and silver mount, French, Paris
Bonbonnière, Hard-paste porcelain, two-tone gold and silver mount, French, Paris

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