Lot Essay
The figure of a gentleman holding a cane and with his arms outstretched is taken from an engraving Le Philosophe Marié by Charles Dupuis after Nicolas Lancret.
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CIRCA 1740-45
Details
A GOLD-MOUNTED MEISSEN SNUFF-BOX
CIRCA 1740-45
Rectangular, of slightly bombé form, the ozier-moulded ground centred on the base and cover with a shaped rectangular panel, painted with scattered Holzschnitt Blumen, the interior richly gilt, the cover interior painted with a figure by a monument in a park landscape, the gold mounts, reeded with foliate thumbpiece
3 5/8 in. (84 mm.) wide
CIRCA 1740-45
Rectangular, of slightly bombé form, the ozier-moulded ground centred on the base and cover with a shaped rectangular panel, painted with scattered Holzschnitt Blumen, the interior richly gilt, the cover interior painted with a figure by a monument in a park landscape, the gold mounts, reeded with foliate thumbpiece
3 5/8 in. (84 mm.) wide
Brought to you by
Amelia Walker
Director, Specialist Head of Private & Iconic Collections