拍品專文
For similar jewelled Rococo snuff-boxes, see A. K. Snowman, Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe, Woodbridge, 1990, pp. 114-115, pl. 191-195.
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BERLIN, CIRCA 1750, BEARING MAKER'S MARK SIMILAR TO THAT OF JEAN-FRANOIS BRETON
細節
AN IMPORTANT GERMAN ROCOCO JEWELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Berlin, circa 1750, bearing maker's mark similar to that of Jean-Franois Breton
Cartouche-shaped box, the lid boldly chased with the Triumph of Alexander the Great, studded with calibrated and circular-cut rubies, rose and circular cut diamonds, the base chased with soldiers and horses in a camp, the sides with similar martial subjects including cavalry officers relaxing at camp
36 in. (87 mm.) wide
Berlin, circa 1750, bearing maker's mark similar to that of Jean-Franois Breton
Cartouche-shaped box, the lid boldly chased with the Triumph of Alexander the Great, studded with calibrated and circular-cut rubies, rose and circular cut diamonds, the base chased with soldiers and horses in a camp, the sides with similar martial subjects including cavalry officers relaxing at camp
36 in. (87 mm.) wide
來源
Christie's, Geneva, 20 November 1974, lot 265, illustrated as colour frontispiece.