A GERMAN GOLD-MOUNTED JAPANESE LACQUER SNUFF BOX
MID-18TH CENTURY, THE LACQUER OF THE SAME PERIOD
Rectangular, the lacquer panels depicting various flowers and foliage, the cover with two dwellings on stilts in a kirikane rocky forest, the underside with a bird flying near a mountain and a tree, all mounted à cage in scrolled gold mounts, apparently unmarked
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) long
A GERMAN GOLD-MOUNTED JAPANESE LACQUER SNUFF BOX
MID-18TH CENTURY, THE LACQUER OF THE SAME PERIOD
Rectangular, the lacquer panels depicting various flowers and foliage, the cover with two dwellings on stilts in a kirikane rocky forest, the underside with a bird flying near a mountain and a tree, all mounted à cage in scrolled gold mounts, apparently unmarked
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) long