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)
Footnotes
Saleroom notices
- Please note that the cover of this box has been restored. Please refer to the department for a full condition report.