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FROM THE COLLECTION OF C.W. HARRIS
A MEISSEN GOLD-MOUNTED SHAPED-RECTANGULAR SNUFF-BOX
CIRCA 1740, THE MOUNT PROBABLY CONTEMPORARY
Details
A MEISSEN GOLD-MOUNTED SHAPED-RECTANGULAR SNUFF-BOX
CIRCA 1740, THE MOUNT PROBABLY CONTEMPORARY
The sides and base painted with figures in wooded landscapes, divided by gitterwerk panels at the corners, the hinged cover with shell and scroll thumbpiece, painted with figures picnicking before an obelisk and tent within a border of similar panels, the interior richly gilt, the underside of the cover with figures promenading in an avenue of trees by a lake and waterfall (small flat chip to underside of rim of cover, some slight wear to gilding of edges and base)
2¾ in. (7 cm.) wide
CIRCA 1740, THE MOUNT PROBABLY CONTEMPORARY
The sides and base painted with figures in wooded landscapes, divided by gitterwerk panels at the corners, the hinged cover with shell and scroll thumbpiece, painted with figures picnicking before an obelisk and tent within a border of similar panels, the interior richly gilt, the underside of the cover with figures promenading in an avenue of trees by a lake and waterfall (small flat chip to underside of rim of cover, some slight wear to gilding of edges and base)
2¾ in. (7 cm.) wide
Provenance
C.W. Harris and by descent to the present owner.
Brought to you by
Tom Johans
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