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A German gilt-metal-mounted enamel snuff box, circa 1740 image 1
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Lot 106

A German gilt-metal-mounted enamel snuff box, circa 1740

18 June 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£1,000 - £1,500

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A German gilt-metal-mounted enamel snuff box, circa 1740

Of shaped bombé form, painted probably by C.F. Herold with harbour scenes depicting merchants and their wares by a quayside, each within a quatrelobe reserve on a gilt ground reserved with narrow panels at the corners and trailing flowers, the inside cover painted in purple monochrome with a scene depicting a couple in front of a classical urn on a pedestal, the base with a purple flower spray, 6.8cm across, 6cm high (small bruise and associated minor flaking to one side)

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Provennance:
Dr Paul von Ostermann Collection, Darmstadt-München

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