Lot 15
  • 15

A GERMAN PORCELAIN GILT-METAL MOUNTED RECTANGULAR SNUFF BOX CIRCA 1765

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Porcelain, gilt metal
  • width 3 1/2 in.
  • 8.9 cm
probably Meissen, finely painted on the cover, around the sides of the exterior and on the bottom with figures and distant buildings in various landscapes, the interior of the cover painted with figures before a river.

Condition

Please note that the porcelain has not been examined beneath the gilt-metal mounts. The cover may have previously been off its mount. Otherwise, generally in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

A Meissen rectangular gold-mounted snuff box similarly painted in a comparable manner and palette with figures in various landscapes is illustrated by Patricia Brattig, Meissen Barockes Porzellan, p. 236-237, cat. no. 104.