

The second example is even grander in concept and belongs to the group of snuff boxes identified by the late Dr Winfried Baer as having been made for Frederick II of Prussia (Winfried Baer, Prunk-Tabatieren Friedrichs des Grossen, Munich, 1993, no. 47). Typically large and of cartouche form, the trelliswork is formed of rows of curved chevron-shaped apertures, instead of lozenges, over cobalt blue enamel. This is applied with ribbon-tied bouquets of turquoise-petalled forget-me-nots and foiled diamond flowers, the whole within wide chased and jewelled flowery borders.
It is not known which of Frederick's goldsmithss created the box but it is probable that all three boxes originated from the same workshop.
The second example is even grander in concept and belongs to the group of snuff boxes identified by the late Dr Winfried Baer as having been made for Frederick II of Prussia (Winfried Baer, Prunk-Tabatieren Friedrichs des Grossen, Munich, 1993, no. 47). Typically large and of cartouche form, the trelliswork is formed of rows of curved chevron-shaped apertures, instead of lozenges, over cobalt blue enamel. This is applied with ribbon-tied bouquets of turquoise-petalled forget-me-nots and foiled diamond flowers, the whole within wide chased and jewelled flowery borders.
It is not known which of Frederick's goldsmithss created the box but it is probable that all three boxes originated from the same workshop.