Lot 272
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A GERMAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED CARVED-WOOD CASTING OR SCENT-BOTTLE
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A GERMAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED CARVED-WOOD CASTING OR SCENT-BOTTLE

APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1700

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A GERMAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED CARVED-WOOD CASTING OR SCENT-BOTTLE
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1700
The ovoid body carved with figures in rustic interiors in high relief, with lobed silver-gilt mounted foot, the silver-gilt mounted neck engraved with foliage, with detachable octagonal stopper engraved with a coat-of-arms acting as a seal
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high
The arms are those of Mohl of Silesia.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.

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Lot Essay

B. Bramsen illustrates two somewhat similar German examples of circa 1675 (Nordiske Snusdasker pa europaeisk baggrund, Copenhagen, 1965, p. 114, nos. 252-253) and a further one, described as French or Dutch circa 1700, (op. cit., p. 53, no. 96).

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