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CIRCA 1765, THE MOUNTS CONTEMPORARY
Details
A German porcelain copper-gilt mounted rectangular snuff-box
Circa 1765, the mounts contemporary
Each side painted with figures promenading in wooded river-landscapes with castles, towers and churches within rectangular gilt-scroll cartouches against a green diaper-pattern ground, the interior with a portrait of a seated lady seated on a high-back rococo chair in an interior by an arched window, wearing a black bonnet, white ruff and blue cloak over a puce bodice, her face and hand stippled, holding a letter with an indistinct inscription (wear to base, flaking to diaper ground, gilding possibly refreshed, mount secured with glue)
3 3/8 in. (8.7 cm.) wide overall
Circa 1765, the mounts contemporary
Each side painted with figures promenading in wooded river-landscapes with castles, towers and churches within rectangular gilt-scroll cartouches against a green diaper-pattern ground, the interior with a portrait of a seated lady seated on a high-back rococo chair in an interior by an arched window, wearing a black bonnet, white ruff and blue cloak over a puce bodice, her face and hand stippled, holding a letter with an indistinct inscription (wear to base, flaking to diaper ground, gilding possibly refreshed, mount secured with glue)
3 3/8 in. (8.7 cm.) wide overall
Provenance
With Lukacs, Rome, according to attached label.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium