A Meissen circular snuffbox circa 1750-60

finely painted on the cover, around the sides and on the bottom of the exterior with figures and distant buildings in various riverscapes within scroll-molded cartouches, the interior of the cover painted with a similar scene, later mounted, early 19th century, in possible low-karat gold..

Please note that the porcelain has not been examined beneath the mounts. The visible porcelain is in good condition.
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A comparable Meissen circular snuff box similarly molded with rocaille work is illustrated by Gerhard Röbbig, Meissen Snuff Boxes of the 18th Century, p. 362, cat no. 117. A Meissen rectangular gold-mounted snuff box similarly painted with landscape scenes in a comparable manner and palette with figures in various landscapes is illustrated by Patricia Brattig, Meissen Barockes Porzellan, p. 236-237, cat no. 104.