A SILVER-GILT-MOUNTED MEISSEN PORCELAIN OVAL SNUFF-BOX AND COVER

Lot 136
25.09.2024 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 1 512
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 136 | A SILVER-GILT-MOUNTED MEISSEN PORCELAIN OVAL SNUFF-BOX AND COVER
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
Painted in green camaïeu with landscape vignettes with figures at various pursuits after the engravings of Jacques Callot, the cover interior painted in colours with a young couple seated by a tree in a landscape, a figure (possibly Harlequin) hidden in the foliage behind them spying on them, the box interior richly gilt
37/8 in. (9.8 cm.) wide overall
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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