French Ivory, Tortoiseshell, Mother-of-Pearl and Gold Snuff Box

the circular ivory box with a tortoiseshell lined interior, the lid decorated with disk of mother-of-pearl inset into a gold framed glass inset depicting Frederick the Great in military uniform astride a rearing horse, the portrait embellished with fine gold details and old mine cut diamonds

Measurements:

height 2.5 cm diameter 7.6 cm

Provenance:

Private Collection, QLD

Reference:

Cf. for comparison Aileen Dawson, A Catalogue of French Porcelain in the British Museun, London, 1994, pp. 11-22, cat. no. 8, Collections of the Metmuseum, Cat. 50.211.134a,b

• EStimate $6,000 - $8,000