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Lot 30
A Berlin gold-mounted oval snuff box, circa 1770-75
5 July 2011, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £12,000 inc. premium
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A Berlin gold-mounted oval snuff box, circa 1770-75
Moulded with rocaille cartouches, leaves and flowers, all heightened in enamel colours, each enclosing an allegorical scene, with one scene on the cover and base and four scenes around the side, the side of the cover with four miniature scenes within painted rocaille cartouches, framed by the gold scrollwork mount, the inside cover with a scene depicting two classical warriors in a harbour setting, 7.8cm across
Footnotes
Provenance:
Alfred Joseph Collection, no. 1610
Literature:
Beaucamp-Markowsky 1985, no. 270;
Beaucamp-Markowsky 1988, no. 62
Exhibited:
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, 1972-2003;
London, Gilbert Collection, Somerset House, 2003-2008;
Barnard Castle, Co. Durham, The Bowes Museum, 2008-2010
