A MEISSEN GILT-METAL MOUNTED CHINOISERIE SNUFF-BOX CIRCA 1728-30 Of demi-lune form with rounded corners, painted by C.F. Herold with Orientals on terraces with trees and flowering shrubs enriched in gilding, the cover with two figures, a child and a monkey on a vase, the base with a woman washing a lady's feet in a bowl, the lady with a squirrel and a child nearby, within quatrefoil gilt cartouches with Böttger -lustre panels and iron-red diaper panels edged with iron-red and purple scrolls, the interior of the cover with two ladies bathing children in a tub, another child nearby, the base of the interior with a lady holding a torch, a man crouching by a steaming pot and a lady seated on a chair with a fan (minute scratches to base) 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm.) wide overall Illustrations larger than actual size
A MEISSEN GILT-METAL MOUNTED CHINOISERIE SNUFF-BOX CIRCA 1728-30 Of demi-lune form with rounded corners, painted by C.F. Herold with Orientals on terraces with trees and flowering shrubs enriched in gilding, the cover with two figures, a child and a monkey on a vase, the base with a woman washing a lady's feet in a bowl, the lady with a squirrel and a child nearby, within quatrefoil gilt cartouches with Böttger -lustre panels and iron-red diaper panels edged with iron-red and purple scrolls, the interior of the cover with two ladies bathing children in a tub, another child nearby, the base of the interior with a lady holding a torch, a man crouching by a steaming pot and a lady seated on a chair with a fan (minute scratches to base) 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm.) wide overall Illustrations larger than actual size
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