A MEISSEN GOLD-MOUNTED (K.P.M.) SNUFF-BOX and a cover

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A MEISSEN GOLD-MOUNTED (K.P.M.) SNUFF-BOX and a cover
Circa 1730

Of oval bombé form, the exterior to the cover painted with a bust of Athena on a plinth, the interior with a warrior with a plumed helmet within an ogival cartouche on a gilt ground, the exterior with chinoiserie figures on a terrace, taking tea, with a child and before a brazier, the underside with green mosaic within a Böttger lustre band, the interior richly gilt, contemporary gold mount (slight rubbing to base and either side), blue K.P.M. above crossed swords mark visible through the gilding
2 5/8in. (6.5cm.) wide (2)

Literature

Barbara Beaucamp-Markowsky, Boîtes en Porcelaine des manufactures européennes au 18^. siècle, p. 40, no. 14

Lot Essay

The chinoiserie scene on the front is taken from a sketch in the Schulz-Codexi (1978), sheet no. 70. For other examples decorated with portraits in this manner see Barbara Beaucamp-Markowsky, ibid., nos. 26 and 95

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