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CIRCA 1740-50
Details
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN MAYFLOWER-MOULDED RECTANGULAR SNUFFBOX AND COVER
Circa 1740-50
The exterior of the box and cover molded all over with yellow and puce-centered cinquefoil blossoms surrounding a green leafy stem, the interior of the cover painted with a shepherd standing beside his seated dog and piping to his flock in a hilly Italianate landscape; the rims with a hinged gilt-metal mount
3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long (2)
Circa 1740-50
The exterior of the box and cover molded all over with yellow and puce-centered cinquefoil blossoms surrounding a green leafy stem, the interior of the cover painted with a shepherd standing beside his seated dog and piping to his flock in a hilly Italianate landscape; the rims with a hinged gilt-metal mount
3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long (2)
Provenance
The Estate of Mrs. John Hay Whitney; Sotheby's, New York, 25 April 1999, lot 109.