Lot 66
PAINTED ENAMEL EUROPEAN SUBJECT SNUFF BOX
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 600
Auction: 13 May 2020 at 11:00 BST
Description
清 銅胎畫琺瑯西洋人物紋蓋盒
of oval-shape, the cover painted with European noble figures in garden settings in a leafy-bordered cartouche reserved on a yellow ground, the straight sides and the base attached with raised metallic decoration with colour enamel in European figures and motifs, all reserved on a white enamelled ground, the interior enamelled thoroughly in white
Dimensions
10.8cm wide
Footnote
Provenance: a remnant of old label attached to the base, reading ' via Po.55, Torino, no. 5928'
Note: The label is the trademark label of Italy’s most renowned antique dealers, Pietro Accorsi, with the address of his shop ‘via Po.55, Torino’. Accorsi was well respected in the European art world as an advisor and dealer to numerous prestigious collectors and institutions.