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Lot 268

A German enamel portrait snuff box, circa 1757-60

7 December 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A German enamel portrait snuff box, circa 1757-60

Probably Berlin, of rectangular shape, the lid and sides painted in colours with military scenes, the lid with cavalrymen in a heated battle, the sides including a scene of a hussar charging foot soldiers, the interior of the lid finely painted with a portrait of Frederick the Great, perhaps after Antoine Pesne, the half-length portrait set against a cloudy sky, hinged gilt copper mounts, 8.3cm wide (minor fine cracks only)

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