A GILT-COPPER MOUNTED THURINGIAN DOUBLE-SIDED RECTANGULAR SNUFF-BOX AND COVERS
A GILT-COPPER MOUNTED THURINGIAN DOUBLE-SIDED RECTANGULAR SNUFF-BOX AND COVERS

CIRCA 1760, ALMOST CERTAINLY FÜRSTENBURG

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A GILT-COPPER MOUNTED THURINGIAN DOUBLE-SIDED RECTANGULAR SNUFF-BOX AND COVERS
CIRCA 1760, almost certainly Fürstenburg
Painted with bouquets within rocaille moulded borders, the interior of each cover similarly painted, each cover with a bow-shaped thumb-rest
Provenance
with Earl Vandekar of Knightsbridge.

Lot Essay

For a similarly mounted double-box mount painted in monochrome puce within an identically moulded cartouche with figures in landscapes attributed to Fürstenburg, see An Important Swiss Collection of European Porcelain; Christie's, London, 21 February 2005, lot 175.

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