Lot 64
Lot 64
A GILT-METAL-MOUNTED MEISSEN PORCELAIN 'BERGLEUTE' SNUFF-BOX AND COVER

CIRCA 1765, THE MOUNTS CONTEMPORARY WITH THE PORCELAIN

Price Realised GBP 13,860
Estimate
GBP 4,000 - GBP 6,000
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A GILT-METAL-MOUNTED MEISSEN PORCELAIN 'BERGLEUTE' SNUFF-BOX AND COVER

CIRCA 1765, THE MOUNTS CONTEMPORARY WITH THE PORCELAIN

Price Realised GBP 13,860
Price Realised GBP 13,860
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Painted to the exterior with Saxon miners within painted and scroll-moulded cartouches, the interior of the cover with a portrait of a lady with a pug on her lap
358 in. (9.1 cm.) wide overall
Provenance
With Röbbig Kunsthandel, Munich.
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Eleonora PontiggiaSales Coordinator, Classic Art Group
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Lot Essay

The mining industry was vital to Saxony's economy and highly valued under Augustus the Strong. Porcelain decorated with these subjects serve to demonstrate this significance and some pieces show gilt mounds of coal, symbolising the richness and importance of the produce.
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