CIRCA 1735
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A Meissen Kakiemon silver-mounted cartouche-shaped snuff-box
Circa 1735
Painted in a typical Kakiemon palette, the cover with a phoenix flying above a cluster of fruiting pomegranate, chrysanthemum and peony sprays, the shaped sides and base with flower-sprays, the interior with a phoenix and crane among flowers and the interior of the base richly gilt (very slight rubbing to enamels on base, interior gilding scratched), the French silver mounts with indistinct mark
2 7/8in. (7.5cm.) wide
Circa 1735
Painted in a typical Kakiemon palette, the cover with a phoenix flying above a cluster of fruiting pomegranate, chrysanthemum and peony sprays, the shaped sides and base with flower-sprays, the interior with a phoenix and crane among flowers and the interior of the base richly gilt (very slight rubbing to enamels on base, interior gilding scratched), the French silver mounts with indistinct mark
2 7/8in. (7.5cm.) wide