"Delightful!" Precious boxes and miniature portraits from two Cologne-based collections

The two Cologne-based collectors, Dr. Cläre Pelzer and Günter Becker, share a love of miniature art. The snuff and powder boxes and the bonbonières from the Pelzer collection mirror the trends in the applied arts from the late baroque to the Belle Époque. The luxury materials and masterful production techniques still fascinate contemporary audiences. The same is true for the virtuoso miniature portraits from the Becker collection, which were transferred to their substrates using the most delicate of tools.