Gold Boxes, Ceramics & Silver
Gold Boxes, Ceramics & Silver
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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