ID 848356
Lot 47 | A GOLD-MOUNTED GERMAN PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR SNUFF-BOX AND COVER
Estimate value
£ 1 000 – 1 500
THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY
The elaborate puce diaper ground enriched with gilt crosses and reserved with vignettes of figures in landscapes within garlanded rococo scroll cartouches, the cover interior painted with a bagpiper playing to a shepherdess and her companion
3 1/4 in. (8.1 cm.) wide overall
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Gold, Porcelain |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cans and snuffboxes |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Gold, Porcelain |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cans and snuffboxes |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Phone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |





