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Lot 22 Dα

An enamelled snuff box with mythological decor

Auction 1105 - overview Berlin
21.04.2018, 11:00 - Prussia I
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 1.240 € (incl. premium)
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An enamelled snuff box with mythological decor

Copper box with vermeil mountings and "Email de Saxe" decor. Cartouche-form box decorated throughout with gilded mythological scenes in landscapes, a cornucopia to the underside, and a vacant shield to the back. French import stamp used since 1893. 2.8 cm x 6.4 cm x 5.3 cm.
Berlin, Pierre and Alexander Fromery workshop, 2nd third 18th C.

The development of this decor is attributed to Christian Friedrich Herold, who worked as an enamel painter in Berlin before being employed in the painting sector of the Meissen porcelain manufactory in 1725.

Literature

A snuff box with identical decor signed "Herold fecit" in the collection of the British Museum in London with inv. no. 1958,0502.1.