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244 - A RARE 18TH CENTURY EROTIC ENAMELLED BOX
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£1,000 - 1,500 (€1,100 - 1,800)Sale fees
A RARE 18TH CENTURY EROTIC ENAMELLED BOX probably Berlin, the snuff box or tabatiere of rectangular form, the cover decorated in grisaille enamel with three figures in polychrome robes, the front of the box painted with three graces, the sides with classical temples, the back with a ruin, with ormolu mounts, opening to a grisaille scene of Venus nude upon an altar flanked by cupids, her body painted in flesh tones, on a white ground, 9cm wide
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Precious Objects: Fine Silver & Works of ArtAuction house
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