A MEISSEN GOLD-MOUNTED PORCELAIN SNUFF-BOX
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A MEISSEN GOLD-MOUNTED PORCELAIN SNUFF-BOX

CIRCA 1860, BLUE CROSSED SWORD MARKS TO INTERIOR OF BASE

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A MEISSEN GOLD-MOUNTED PORCELAIN SNUFF-BOX
CIRCA 1860, BLUE CROSSED SWORD MARKS TO INTERIOR OF BASE
bombé form, the exterior painted with Orientals at discussion by estuaries before distant mountains, within gilt quatrefoil cartouches edged with gilt scrolls, the hinged cover and interior of cover with similar scenes of Orientals, the underside of the base with a purpurmalerei scene of figures on a quayside, reeded gold mounts
2½ in. (63 mm.) wide

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