A GILT-COPPER MOUNTED FRSTENBURG SNUFF-BOX , CIRCA 1760, THE MOUNT CONTEMPORARY | Christie's

Sale 9284

Fine French and Continental & European Ceramics and

New York

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17 - 18 November 1999

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Lot 471

A GILT-COPPER MOUNTED FRSTENBURG SNUFF-BOX

CIRCA 1760, THE MOUNT CONTEMPORARY

Price realised

USD 2,300

Estimate

USD 2,500 - USD 3,000

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A GILT-COPPER MOUNTED FRSTENBURG SNUFF-BOX
Circa 1760, the mount contemporary
Of waisted oval form, painted with flowers within linked panels crisply moulded with rocaille scrolls, the interior of the cover loosely painted with a peasant girl and her companion
2.7/8in. (7.3cm.) long
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