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See back cover for an illustration of the interior and sides.
CIRCA 1780
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A GOLD-MOUNTED MEISSEN NEO-CLASSICAL OVAL SNUFF-BOX AND COVER
Circa 1780
The cover finely painted with a view of Albrechtsburg from the far side of the river Elbe, the sides en grisaille with a neo-classical portrait head reserved on the reddish-brown ground between winged sphinxes, their tails extending into foliate scrolls, the bottom similarly painted with with a radiant sun, the interior of the cover en grisaille in the style of Angelica Kauffman with a child taking leave of his mother
3in. (7.6cm.) wide
Circa 1780
The cover finely painted with a view of Albrechtsburg from the far side of the river Elbe, the sides en grisaille with a neo-classical portrait head reserved on the reddish-brown ground between winged sphinxes, their tails extending into foliate scrolls, the bottom similarly painted with with a radiant sun, the interior of the cover en grisaille in the style of Angelica Kauffman with a child taking leave of his mother
3in. (7.6cm.) wide