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CIRCA 1830
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A Meissen porcelain gilt-metal-mounted turquoise-ground exotic snuff-box
CIRCA 1830
The oval waisted body reserved with four ogival cartouches minutely painted with various European and exotic figures at various pursuits in elaborate attire, e.g. commercial and Indes galantes scenes, one scene with a ziggurat or tower of Babel, in landscapes with a rocky coast and a sea with sailing vessels, the inside gilt, the outside of the bombé cover en suite to the body, the inside gilt and reserved with an ogival cartouche depicting an exotic boar hunt (the mount and cover loose from the body)
7.5 cm. wide
CIRCA 1830
The oval waisted body reserved with four ogival cartouches minutely painted with various European and exotic figures at various pursuits in elaborate attire, e.g. commercial and Indes galantes scenes, one scene with a ziggurat or tower of Babel, in landscapes with a rocky coast and a sea with sailing vessels, the inside gilt, the outside of the bombé cover en suite to the body, the inside gilt and reserved with an ogival cartouche depicting an exotic boar hunt (the mount and cover loose from the body)
7.5 cm. wide
Special notice
Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 23.205% of the hammer price for each lot with a value up to €110,000. If the hammer price of a lot exceeds €110,000 then the premium for the lot is calculated at 23.205% of the first €110,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of €110,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on this basis for each lot individually.
Sale room notice
Please note that this Meissen snuffbox has probably been produced circa 1830, the estimate should read EUR 600-800 and it is offered not subject to a reserve.