A German porcelain double snuff-bottle

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A German porcelain double snuff-bottle
and stoppers, modelled as the 'Provender Monk' typically depicted as a monk in a a habit carrying a basket of eggs, a goose in the other hand, and a cornsheaf on his back in which a woman hides, the stoppers formed as the monk's head and a butterfly perching on the bail, enriched in colours and gilt, incised marks, possibly Meissen -- 3½in. (9cm.) high, 19th century

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