Lot Essay
Another box of similar shape is illustrated in B. Beaucamp-Markowsky, Porzellandosen des 18. Jahrhunderts, Munich, 1985, p. 165, no. 120.
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MEISSEN, CIRCA 1750
Details
A GERMAN GOLD-MOUNTED PORCELAIN DOUBLE SNUFF-BOX
MEISSEN, CIRCA 1750
barrel-shaped box with hinged cover to both ends, basket-work moulded and painted with scattered flower-sprays and sprigs, the interior of both covers with gallants and companions before arbours in idyllic river landscapes, the reeded gold mounts with scrolling foliate thumbpieces
2 7/8 in. (74 mm.) high
MEISSEN, CIRCA 1750
barrel-shaped box with hinged cover to both ends, basket-work moulded and painted with scattered flower-sprays and sprigs, the interior of both covers with gallants and companions before arbours in idyllic river landscapes, the reeded gold mounts with scrolling foliate thumbpieces
2 7/8 in. (74 mm.) high
Provenance
Christie's, London, 14 May 1990, lot 96.
with S. J. Phillips Ltd., London, 1997.
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann Collection; Christie's, London, 11 April 2002, lot 783.
with S. J. Phillips Ltd., London, 1997.
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann Collection; Christie's, London, 11 April 2002, lot 783.
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