Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 10th January 2018
Lot 278
An early 19th century German lacquered papier-mâché snuff box by Stobwasser
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £300
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Description
An early 19th century German lacquered papier-mâché snuff box by Stobwasser, of circular form, the lid painted with a classical maiden with bared breasts, the interior with the title 'La favorite de Titian', numbered '6398' and signed 'Stobwassers Fabrik in Braunschweig', 9.9cm diameter.
See Detlev Richter, Stobwasser Lackkunst aus Braunschweig & Berlin, p.232, fig.127 for an identical example.