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Double snuffbox, LZ enameller; France?; fl. ca. 1700 enameller co-creator; Samson Bible; Samson fighting a lion iconography; flowers; Samson collecting honey from a lion's mouth iconography; landscape painted enamel; enamelling. Double-sided snuffbox, tall, narrowed halfway up; slightly bulging lids, framed by silver, profiled fittings, white-enameled, decorated with colourful scenes from the story of Samson depicted against the background of a landscape painted in grissaille; on the sides two representations — Samson going to the Philistine city of Timna, to which he is shown the way by three women, and Samson fighting a lion; on the lids — Samson carrying the door the city gate to the top of the mountain opposite Hebron and Samson taking honey from the lion's mouth; on the reverse of the lids — two landscapes with architecture painted in grissaille and colorful flowers painted in the bottoms. Early 18th century, France ; smoking accessory. Height 7 cm; width 7.7 cm; depth 4.7 cm., A small curved box with metallic rims and hinges sits on a reflective surface, showing painted scenes on its curved white body and lid; the painted areas include a person wearing purple clothing holding a yellow staff, other figures in colors including pink, blue, and yellow on the lid, and gray sketch-like tree and rock motifs on the sides, with metallic silver edges and a pale gray background, and the reflection of the object visible beneath it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A09_133

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Double snuffbox LZ enameller France fl ca 1700 enameller co-creator Samson Bible Samson fighting lion iconography flowers Samson collecting honey lion's mouth iconography landscape painted enamel enamelling Double-sided snuffbox tall narrowed halfway up slightly bulging lids framed silver profiled fittings white-enameled decorated colourful scenes story Samson depicted background landscape painted grissaille sides two representations Samson going Philistine city Timna shown way three women lion Samson carrying door city gate top mountain opposite Hebron taking lion's mouth reverse two landscapes architecture painted colorful flowers painted bottoms Early 18th century smoking accessory Height 7 cm width 7.7 cm depth 4.7 cm small curved box metallic rims hinges sits reflective surface showing scenes curved white body lid painted areas include person wearing purple clothing holding yellow staff figures colors pink blue yellow gray sketch- tree rock motifs sides metallic silver edges pale gray background reflection object visible beneath .