Two snuff boxes in burgauté lacquer, Japan, 20th century Made of black-lacquered wood with a “burgauté” decoration featuring mother-of-pearl and gold leaf inlays. One is double-gourd-shaped and the other is shaped like a small vase; both are adorned with geometric friezes surrounding rectangular or diamond-shaped medallions decorated with flowers and butterflies. The second snuffbox features a small mother-of-pearl inlay at the base and has a matching stopper. The other has a carnelian stopper. Height: 5.6 and 4.5 cm Provenance for one: Millon-Jutheau auction, Hôtel Drouot, September 22, 1983, lot no. 185.