A GERMAN PORCELAIN GILT-METAL MOUNTED SNUFF-BOX
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A GERMAN PORCELAIN GILT-METAL MOUNTED SNUFF-BOX

CIRCA 1765, PROBABLY MEISSEN

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A GERMAN PORCELAIN GILT-METAL MOUNTED SNUFF-BOX
CIRCA 1765, PROBABLY MEISSEN
Modelled as a reclining Saint or nun in a long brown habit and black veil, her hand resting on a book inscribed with a gilt C, on a white mound base, the underside painted with a similar figure resting on a grassy mound among foliage, the interior of the cover with an upturned basket of flowers including roses and carnations, the mount chased with a geometric pattern and moulded with flowers and foliage (slight scratching to underside)
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) wide
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