Lot Essay
A similar box is illustrated by Barbara Beaucamp-Markowsky, Boîtes en Porcelaine des manufactures européennes au 18e siècle (Fribourg, 1985), no. 376.
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CIRCA 1740
Details
A ST. CLOUD WHITE-METAL-MOUNTED SNUFF-BOX
CIRCA 1740
The box modelled with a shepherd sleeping on a mound with his head resting on his right hand, his crook on the ground before him and his dog nearby, the cover moulded with sprays of indianische Blumen (areas of slight sanding, very slight wear to flowers on cover)
3 in. (7.5 cm.) long overall
CIRCA 1740
The box modelled with a shepherd sleeping on a mound with his head resting on his right hand, his crook on the ground before him and his dog nearby, the cover moulded with sprays of indianische Blumen (areas of slight sanding, very slight wear to flowers on cover)
3 in. (7.5 cm.) long overall
Special notice
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