Lot Essay
See Barbara Beaucamp-Markowsky, Porzellandosen des 18.Jahrhunderts, Munich, 1985, p. 178, no. 136 for another similarin the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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CIRCA 1750/60
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A GOLD-MOUNTED MEISSEN PEAR-SHAPED SNUFF BOX
Circa 1750/60
The flat cover, bombé sides, and bottom painted with birds on branches within rocaille and flower garland scrolls, the interior of the cover with the four pheasants in the brush, the mounts chased with a wavy line
2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) high
Circa 1750/60
The flat cover, bombé sides, and bottom painted with birds on branches within rocaille and flower garland scrolls, the interior of the cover with the four pheasants in the brush, the mounts chased with a wavy line
2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) high