CIRCA 1755-60, THE MOUNTS CONTEMPORARY

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A GOLD-MOUNTED MEISSEN PORCELAIN OVAL SNUFF-BOX AND COVER
CIRCA 1755-60, THE MOUNTS CONTEMPORARY
The puce-scale-ground exterior reserved with scroll-edged cartouches painted with children in landscapes, the interior with a young man pouring a glass of wine for his female companion with fruiting vine to the left
3 1⁄4 in. (8 cm.) wide overall

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This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

The scene on the interior of the cover is taken from F. Joullain’s engraving of 1751 which was after Jean-Marc Nattier’s painting of 1744. See Barbara Beaucamp-Markowsky, Boîtes en Porcelaine, des manufactures européennes au 18e siècle, Fribourg, 1985, p. 117 where the engraving is illustrated, and where the author notes the engraving was also used as a source of inspiration by J.W. Lanz at Frankenthal (see lot 173), and where other boxes with the same scene on the interior are noted.

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