Gold Boxes, Ceramics & Silver
Gold Boxes, Ceramics & Silver
A Regence gold and mother-of-pearl snuff box, probably German, circa 1730
This lot has been withdrawn
Lot Details
Description
A Regence gold and mother-of-pearl snuff box
probably German, circa 1730,
cartouche-shaped, the lid set with a mother-of-pearl plaque applied with richly chased gold foliage around a vignette representing two hunters and their hound at a stag hunt, in further gold border with birds emerging from c-scrolls to each side, the tapering carved mother-of-pearl sides applied with chased gold bands below a border chased with ducks and geese alternating with scrolling ornaments, pursued by swimming hunter and his hound, raised thumbpiece, stepped gold footrim around the small chased oval base,
7cm., 2 3/4 in. wide
This Lot has been withdrawn from the sale
The chased hunting scene within scrollwork on the lid of the present lot has traditionally been associated with the work of Dutch goldsmiths due to its similarity to the style of Johannes van der Lely, Leeuwarden. The 18th century production of gold boxes in the Netherlands is, however, unlike that of works of art in silver, fairly limited, compared to the main centres of production such as France, England and Germany. This was partially due to the preference for pipe smoking over taking snuff in the Netherlands. The chased scenes on gold boxes like the present lot were in fact often based on prints, such as those of Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767), which were widely available in both the Netherlands and Germany at the time.