A GILT-METAL-MOUNTED BERLIN (KPM) PORCELAIN PUCE-GROUND RECTANGULAR SNUFF-BOX AND COVER

Lot 151
25.09.2024 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 3 528
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 151 | A GILT-METAL-MOUNTED BERLIN (KPM) PORCELAIN PUCE-GROUND RECTANGULAR SNUFF-BOX AND COVER
Estimate value
£ 1 800 – 2 500
The cover reserved with a pale-yellow-ground circular panel painted en grisaille with Cupid embracing a young putto, perhaps Psyche, within an ombrierte gilt laurel cartouche issuing flowers and foliage, the sides with groupings of ombrierte flowers and foliage, one with a palm frond and another with laurels, the underside with an amatory trophy with billing doves, the interior with a lady at her toilet, snipping her hair with scissors, a gentlemen beside her, the mount moulded and chased with flowers and scrolls
31/8 in. (8 cm.) wide overall
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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