A MEISSEN PORCELAIN GILT-METAL MOUNTED OVAL BOX AND COVER
CIRCA 1755, THE MOUNTS PROBABLY CONTEMPORARY
The exterior painted with agricultural and musical trophies entwined with trailing floral garlands, the interior of the cover painted with a shepherd embracing a shepherdess before a building in a landscape, the mounts chased with C-scrolls enclosing bouquets (minute surface scratching)
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) wide overall
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN GILT-METAL MOUNTED OVAL BOX AND COVER
CIRCA 1755, THE MOUNTS PROBABLY CONTEMPORARY
The exterior painted with agricultural and musical trophies entwined with trailing floral garlands, the interior of the cover painted with a shepherd embracing a shepherdess before a building in a landscape, the mounts chased with C-scrolls enclosing bouquets (minute surface scratching)
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) wide overall
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