A porcelain snuff box with a portrait miniature in the style of Rosalba

A porcelain snuff box with a portrait miniature in the style of Rosalba Carriera In gilt copper mounts. The exterior finely decorated with sepia camaieu on a peach and celadon-coloured ground, depicting Cupid and Psyche on the lid, with trophies around the sides. The inside of the lid features a polychrome half-length portrait of a lady as an allegory of Feeling. Unmarked. Minor wear to the glaze of the edges. Height 4.5 cm, width 8.2 cm, depth 6.6 cm. Attributed to Meissen, around 1760/70.

Estimate:$3,366.36

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