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Snuffbox tin, Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique, Meissen 1710–1763. Tall rectangular snuffbox with rounded corners, flatly arched lid bound in metal gilt silver? on hinges. Around the edges of the side walls, lid, and bottom are gilded rocaille frames for colorful miniatures with animal fairy tales: 1 a squirrel and a pug in a bonnet and cape, smoking pipes and drinking coffee, landscape with architecture in the background; 2 a dog as a hunter, with a pipe and two hares on a leash, landscape in the background; 3 drunken animals feasting at a table with a pulled tablecloth: a goose, a wild boar, and a fox, with a landscape in the background; 4 a parrot on a pole, next to it a cage, with a landscape in the background. In the reserves on the side walls are miniature landscapes by the water. Inside the lid is a colorful miniature portrait: a young lady in a cape, half-length, against beige drapery partially obscuring a column. The miniature is painted in pastel colors in a pointillist style, 3rd quarter of the 18th century, Saxony, Meissen porcelain. Height 5.3 cm; width 9 cm; depth 6.4 cm., A small rectangular decorative box with rounded corners sits against a gray background; the box is primarily white with painted scenes and ornate gold scrollwork along the edges. On the front surface a painted scene shows an anthropomorphic dog wearing a small hat and a pink ribbon harness, standing upright and holding reins attached to a rabbit that appears to be pulling forward across a landscape. The painted landscape includes green and purple vegetation, a few trees, and pale blue distant shapes suggesting distant structures. The gold edging is ornate and the lid has a thin metallic rim with a brass or gold tone. Colors visible include white, gold, pink, brown, green, purple, pale blue, and brass.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A15_480

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

66.2Mo (1.4Mo) / 50.8cm x 32.6cm / 6000 x 3856 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Snuffbox tin Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique Meissen 1710–1763 Tall rectangular snuffbox rounded corners flatly arched lid bound metal gilt silver hinges edges side walls lid bottom gilded rocaille frames colorful miniatures animal fairy tales 1 squirrel pug bonnet cape smoking pipes drinking coffee landscape architecture background 2 dog hunter pipe two hares leash 3 drunken animals feasting table pulled tablecloth goose wild boar fox 4 parrot pole next cage reserves miniature landscapes water Inside colorful miniature portrait young lady half-length beige drapery partially obscuring column painted pastel colors pointillist style 3rd quarter 18th century Saxony Meissen porcelain Height 5.3 cm width 9 cm depth 6.4 cm small rectangular decorative box rounded corners sits gray background box primarily white painted scenes ornate gold scrollwork front surface painted scene anthropomorphic dog wearing small hat pink ribbon harness standing upright holding reins attached rabbit pulling forward across painted landscape includes green purple vegetation trees pale blue distant shapes suggesting distant structures gold edging thin metallic rim brass gold tone Colors visible include white pink brown purple pale blue brass.