Toilet set in original leather case, ca. 1743–45, German, Augsburg, Gilt silver, hard-paste porcelain, cut glass, walnut, carved and partially gilt coniferous wood, blind-tooled and partially gilt leather, partially gilt steel and iron, textiles, moiré paper, hog's bristle, Case: H.16 1/2 in.; with opened lid: H.37 3/4 in.; D.28 in.; Silver-gilt mirror: H.29 1/2 in.; W.23 1/2 in., Metalwork-Silver, Fourteen identified German (Augsburg) goldsmiths and other German artisans; Japanese (Imari) porcelain maker, This ensemble unites an accomplished level of artistic design and quality of execution with an exalted provenance. Furthermore, it embodies the ultimate expression of princely splendor in precious metalwork
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Toilet set, original leather case, ca, 1743–45, German, Augsburg, Gilt silver, hard-paste porcelain, cut glass, walnut, carved, partially gilt coniferous wood, blind-tooled, leather, steel, iron, textiles, moiré paper, hog, bristle, Case, H.16 1/2, opened lid, H.37 3/4, D.28, Silver-gilt mirror, H.29, W.23, Metalwork-Silver, Fourteen identified German, goldsmiths and other German artisans; Japanese, Imari, porcelain maker, ensemble, unites, accomplished level, artistic design, quality, execution, exalted provenance, Furthermore, embodies, ultimate expression, princely splendor, precious metalwork
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