Lot 18
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A GERMAN ROCOCO GILT-METAL MOUNTED DOUBLE-OPENING ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
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A GERMAN ROCOCO GILT-METAL MOUNTED DOUBLE-OPENING ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX

SOUTHERN GERMANY, POSSIBLY AUGSBURG OR SCHREZHEIM, CIRCA 1750/1760

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A GERMAN ROCOCO GILT-METAL MOUNTED DOUBLE-OPENING ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
Southern Germany, possibly Augsburg or Schrezheim, circa 1750/1760
Cartouche-shaped upright white enamelled copper box with hinged lids on cover and base, and waisted body, the covers and front and rear side walls painted with scenes from the Old Testament, notably of Moses, Abraham and Samson, including the Gathering of Manna (lid), the Sacrifice of Isaac (front side), the Brazen Serpent (base) and Samson slaying the Lion (inside of base) bright-cut gilt-metal mounts with Rocaille thumbpieces
3 in. (76 mm.) wide, 2½ in. (63 mm.) high
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Lot Essay

A box by almost certainly the same hand is illustrated in the exhibition catalogue Snuff Boxes, Vienna, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, 1990-1991, no. 169, p. 86. Another box by the same enamellist was sold Christie's, London, 28 May 2002, lot 269.

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