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Lot 397 Dα

A snuff box with "émail de saxe" decor

Auction 1208 - overview Cologne
17.11.2022, 14:30 - Decorative Arts - Sculpture Bronze Furniture Textiles
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 6.804 € (incl. premium)
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A snuff box with "émail de saxe" decor

Shield shaped gilt copper mounted tobacco box decorated with mythological scenes and landscapes in raised enamel and gilding. With cracks and minor wear to the interior. H c. 3, W 7.9, D 7.8 cm.
Berlin, attributed to the workshop of Pierre and Alexander Fromery 1730s/1740s, decor attributed to Christian Friedrich Herold.

The painted enamel boxes produced in the Fromery workshop were the most famous product from Berlin at the time and were distributed throughout Europe. The Berlin-born Meissen painter Christian Friedrich Herold also worked for Fromery (this caused him a lot of trouble as he was repeatedly caught stealing purple pigment from the manufactory stocks and punished with a prison sentence). Pierre Fromery (1679 - 1738) was originally a goldsmith, but later specialised in the production of gilded and enamelled copper and founded a large distribution company for fancy goods (hairbrushes, tobacco boxes, bottles etc.), which was taken over by his son Alexander after his death.