DRESDEN, CIRCA 1740, THE SILVER MOUNTS FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY, WITH RUBBED MAKER'S MARK IN A LOZENGE
Details
A SAXON SILVER-MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
Dresden, circa 1740, the silver mounts French, 19th century, with rubbed maker's mark in a lozenge
Rectangular box, decorated all over with silvered relief motifs partly enamelled in translucent green and red depicting flowers and leaves, the cover and base bordered with a wavy rectangular band of trailing foliage, reeded silver mounts and raised thumbpiece
85 mm. (3.3/8 in.) wide
Dresden, circa 1740, the silver mounts French, 19th century, with rubbed maker's mark in a lozenge
Rectangular box, decorated all over with silvered relief motifs partly enamelled in translucent green and red depicting flowers and leaves, the cover and base bordered with a wavy rectangular band of trailing foliage, reeded silver mounts and raised thumbpiece
85 mm. (3.3/8 in.) wide
Provenance
Mondsee Castle, Austria.