Lot 157
Lot 157
A SILVER-GILT-MOUNTED MEISSEN PORCELAIN SNUFF-BOX

19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO INTERIOR OF BACK PANEL

Price Realised GBP 5,670
Estimate
GBP 1,200 - GBP 1,800
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A SILVER-GILT-MOUNTED MEISSEN PORCELAIN SNUFF-BOX

19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO INTERIOR OF BACK PANEL

Price Realised GBP 5,670
Price Realised GBP 5,670
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Each facet painted with Holzschnitt Blumen and ombrierte insects within pale coloured scroll-moulded rococo cartouches, the interior of the cover with five Freemasons performing a ritual ceremony of initiation, the reeded gold mounts with shell and scroll thumbpiece
234 in. (7 cm.) wide overall
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