Stock #: 1014002 Size: 10x6.5cm, 4.5cm high
Price: AU$ 1,450.00
US$ 1,493.50
€ 1,102.00
£ 928.00
German enamel box, of unusual double bombe shape, well painted with cupids and Venus to the lid, the front and back with further cupids, the sides and back with country scenes, the interior with a large scene of a gent helping himself to a loaf of bread a maid is carrying in a basket.
Circa 1760
References: ref. Benjamin -English Enamel Boxes -p97 for an example with similar colour and technique, German c.1750
Condition: small repairs to enamel
Decorative Interior Antique Boxes & Caddies
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