MID-18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MIESSEN, THE FLOWER PAINTING OF LATER DATE
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A GILT-COPPER MOUNTED GERMAN OZIER-MOULDED RECTANGULAR SNUFF-BOX AND COVER
Mid-18th century, possibly Miessen, the flower painting of later date
Moulded with basket weave and painted overall with scattered flower sprays, the interior of the cover painted with a capriccio view of two mounted gallants surveying a river landscape, a ruin at the left, a town on the far right bank
3in. (8.2cm.) wide
Mid-18th century, possibly Miessen, the flower painting of later date
Moulded with basket weave and painted overall with scattered flower sprays, the interior of the cover painted with a capriccio view of two mounted gallants surveying a river landscape, a ruin at the left, a town on the far right bank
3in. (8.2cm.) wide