Table snuffbox, ca. 1750, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, copper gilt, H. 4 in. (10.2 cm.); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm.); D. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain, A snuffbox of this size was placed on a table for use by a party of smokers, as illustrated on the inside of the lid. Painted in monochromatic purple, or en camaieu, this scene is based on an engraving of 1733 by Bernard Lépicié (1698–1755) after a composition by Jean-Baptiste Pater (1695–1736)
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Table snuffbox, ca, 1750, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, copper gilt, H, 4, 10.2 cm, W, 6 3/4, 17.1, D, 4 7/8, 12.4, Ceramics-Porcelain, snuffbox, size, placed, table, party, smokers, illustrated, inside, lid, Painted, monochromatic purple, en camaieu, scene, based, engraving, 1733, Bernard Lépicié, 1698–1755, composition, Jean-Baptiste Pater, 1695–1736
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