Lot Essay
Cf. Barbara Beaucamp-Markowsky, Porzellandosen des 18. Jahrhunderts, Munich, 1985, no. 50 and 159 for other examples
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A MEISSEN GILT-METAL MOUNTED SNUFF-BOX
CIRCA 1750
Of cartouche shape, the hinged cover moulded with a reclining pug with studded collar on a moulded rocaille ground reserved with figures standing on hills by a harbor, the sides and base similarly moulded and painted with cartouche-shaped reserves of ships and figures on the gold ground, the interior of the cover with a scantilly draped nymph holding a flaming torch in her right hand, a mask in her left (slight wear)--2 5/8in. (6.8cm.) wide
CIRCA 1750
Of cartouche shape, the hinged cover moulded with a reclining pug with studded collar on a moulded rocaille ground reserved with figures standing on hills by a harbor, the sides and base similarly moulded and painted with cartouche-shaped reserves of ships and figures on the gold ground, the interior of the cover with a scantilly draped nymph holding a flaming torch in her right hand, a mask in her left (slight wear)--2 5/8in. (6.8cm.) wide