THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLEMAN
A GERMAN GILT-METAL MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
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A GERMAN GILT-METAL MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
probably Berlin, circa 1750
Rectangular white enamel box, all sides painted in purple camaïeu, the bottom and walls representing landscapes and scenes with putti, the cover depicting a mythological scene with two semi-nude girls next to a statue of Hercules, the inside of the cover finely painted with Apollo seducing a maiden of Minerva in an interior, the gilt-metal mounts engraved with wavy reeding -- 8.7 cm wide
probably Berlin, circa 1750
Rectangular white enamel box, all sides painted in purple camaïeu, the bottom and walls representing landscapes and scenes with putti, the cover depicting a mythological scene with two semi-nude girls next to a statue of Hercules, the inside of the cover finely painted with Apollo seducing a maiden of Minerva in an interior, the gilt-metal mounts engraved with wavy reeding -- 8.7 cm wide