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Lot 40

A Volkstedt gilt-metal-mounted oval snuff box, circa 1765

5 July 2011, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£4,000 - £6,000

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A Volkstedt gilt-metal-mounted oval snuff box, circa 1765

The front and back moulded with a broad rococo cartouche painted with scenes depicting couples and buildings in river landscapes, the cover similarly moulded, painted with a scene of a couple observing a village and castle across a river, the base with an elegant musical couple in a park setting, the inside cover with an elegant couple in a park setting by a river, the mount with wavy borders, 8.8cm across

Footnotes

Literature:
Beaucamp-Markowsky 1985, no. 350;
Beaucamp-Markowsky 1988, no. 76

Exhibited:
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, 1972-2003;
London, Gilbert Collection, Somerset House, 2003-2008;
Barnard Castle, Co. Durham, The Bowes Museum, 2008-2010

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