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A Meissen gilt-metal-mounted rectangular snuffbox, circa 1745 image 1
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Lot 80*

A Meissen gilt-metal-mounted rectangular snuffbox, circa 1745

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5 December 2012, 13:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £5,000

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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

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

Saleroom notices

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

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