A GILT-METAL MOUNTED SNUFF BOX AND COVER
Possibly Meissen, 18th/19th century | OVER 100 YRS OLD
Cartouche- shaped, modelled with a recumbent pug dog on the cover, the sides painted with a continuous Kauffahrtei scene, the base with a similar scene in purple monochrome, the inside of the cover painted with an elegant gentleman and two ladies in a landscape, 7cm wide
| Estimate: |
£600 - £800
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Hammer price:
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£1,800 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance
The collection of the late
Countess Bunny Esterhazy (1938-2021)
See Bellmans website for
further details:
https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/works-from-the-estate-of-countess-bunny-esterh%C3%A1zy
CONDITION REPORT
Restoration to the cover and to both pug's forelegs. Some wear to the gilding.
