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A gold-mounted lacquer snuff box, German, mid-18th century

Auction Closed

November 10, 04:38 PM GMT

Estimate

2,400 - 3,500 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A gold-mounted lacquer snuff box, German, mid-18th century


rectangular with rounded corners, the European lacquer panels painted with a pagoda by a hilly riverscape, a willow, ducks, rockery, fern and other river flora, wavy gold mounts, applied thumbpiece chased with a stylised shell, apparently unmarked

6.7cm., 2⅝in. wide

note to come - very accurate European (German?) lacquering, whoever did this clearly had a Japanese lacquer panel at hand for comparison (see the willow, the rockery etc!). Check with Mark.