A German porcelain copper-gilt mounted snuff-box and cover
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A German porcelain copper-gilt mounted snuff-box and cover

CIRCA 1760, HÖCHST OR FÜRSTENBERG, THE MOUNTS CONTEMPORARY

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A German porcelain copper-gilt mounted snuff-box and cover
Circa 1760, Höchst or Fürstenberg, the mounts contemporary
The box modelled with a figure of a putto with a scythe and a winged egg-timer, seated cross-legged on a high grassy mound, the cover with a cockerel and two hens, the interior with birds feeding on the ground before a dovecote and distant buildings (minute chip to scythe)
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

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