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A MEISSEN GOLD-MOUNTED JADE-GREEN-GROUND RECTANGULAR SNUFF-BOX AND COVER, CIRCA 1740-45 | LANDSCAPE WITH WATTEAU FIGURES, TRAVEL PARTY IN LANDSCAPE, LEDA AND THE SWAN
估價
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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描述
- 8.2cm., 3 1/4 in. wide
the exterior painted, perhaps by J. G. Heintze with landscape vignettes of figures before rivers and buildings within gilt and brown-line quatrefoil cartouches, the interior of the cover by another hand with Leda an the Swan, within an oval cartouche reserved in white to simulate a reeded frame with leaf ornament, the interior of the box richly gilt, the hinged mount with reeded border and leaf-cast thumb-piece, the cover with eagle head control mark
來源
Galerie Stuker, Bern, November 1978, lot 202
Condition
Faint crack to the rim of the box to the interior below the mount with slight loss to gilding. Some patches of wear to the enamels of the base most noticeable to the lower edge and corner
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
拍品資料及來源
The depiction of Leda and the Swan derives from a lost work by Michelangelo executed in 1530. Commissioned by Alfonso I d'Este but not delivered, the original work has been lost but is known through engravings, the best-known of which is by Nicolas Beatrizet and copies. Rubens painted two versions of Michelangelo's work and the subject remained popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. A version by the painter and miniaturist Carl Gustav Klingstedt (1657-1734) illustrated above is close to the version which influenced the painter of the cover of the present box.