A Meissen gilt-metal-mounted rectangular snuffbox, circa 1745
amended
80*
A Meissen gilt-metal-mounted rectangular snuffbox, circa 1745
The sides, cover and base moulded with scrollwork borders enclosing landscape vignettes depicting elegant pastoral figures, the inside cover finely painted with a scene of a shepherd and shepherdess, the wavy gilt-metal mounts with a scrollwork thumbpiece, 5.2cm by 7cm (some rubbing to base)
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
€3,500 - 5,900
US$ 4,500 - 7,600

Footnotes

  • Literature:
    Ulrich Pietsch, Passion for Meissen (2010), no. 124

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  • Please note that the cover of this box has been restored. Please refer to the department for a full condition report.

Category: Decorative Arts / European Ceramics

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