Showcase 38. Jewellery items by European makers of the XVIth to early XIXth century

The collection of European jewellery of the XVIth-early XIXth centuries, represented in the showcase, contains precious utensils used for varied purposes. There are splendid wash-jug and bowl made of rock crystal in a silver-gilt mount and decorated with enamels and precious stones, various toilet boxes, snuffboxes, clocks, table and wall decorations made of gold, nacre and embellished with precious stones, enamelled miniatures, porcelain and grisaille painting which date back to the middle of the XVIIIth century. Each item is a masterpiece of European jewellery-making.