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PROBABLY GERMAN, CIRCA 1745/1750, ONE MARK RUBBED
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A CONTINENTAL GOLD SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY GERMAN, CIRCA 1745/1750, ONE MARK RUBBED
cartouche-shaped box, the slightly raised hinged cover, baluster sides and base chased with reeded scrolls and rocaille in the manner of Meissonnier, slightly raised shell and scroll thumbpiece
3 3/8 in. (85 mm.) wide
4¾ oz. (146 gr.)
PROBABLY GERMAN, CIRCA 1745/1750, ONE MARK RUBBED
cartouche-shaped box, the slightly raised hinged cover, baluster sides and base chased with reeded scrolls and rocaille in the manner of Meissonnier, slightly raised shell and scroll thumbpiece
3 3/8 in. (85 mm.) wide
4¾ oz. (146 gr.)
Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 4 June 1974, lot 191 (to Dreesmann).
Dr. Anton C. R. Dreesmann Collection (inventory no. F-4); Christie's, London, 11 April 2002, lot 912 (as Louis XV, probably Paris, circa 1745/1750).
Dr. Anton C. R. Dreesmann Collection (inventory no. F-4); Christie's, London, 11 April 2002, lot 912 (as Louis XV, probably Paris, circa 1745/1750).
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