Snuffbox, ca. 1770, German, Nymphenburg, Hard-paste porcelain; gold, Overall (confirmed): 1 7/8 × 3 1/8 × 2 7/8 in. (4.8 × 7.9 × 7.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This snuffbox is notable for the high quality of its painting and for the ambitiousness of its decorative scheme. The exterior of the cover is painted with a view of Munich copied from a painting by Bernardo Bellotto of 1761, and the sides and bottom of the box are decorated with views of south German castles associated with the Bavarian court
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Snuffbox, ca, 1770, German, Nymphenburg, Hard-paste porcelain, gold, Overall, confirmed, 1 7/8, 3 1/8, 2, 4.8, 7.9, 7.3 cm, Ceramics-Porcelain, snuffbox, high quality, painting, ambitiousness, decorative scheme, exterior, cover, painted, view, Munich copied, Bernardo Bellotto, 1761, sides, bottom, box, decorated, views, south German, castles, associated, Bavarian court
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