ENAMEL TABATIERE DESIGNED AS A CHEST

ENAMEL TABATIERE DESIGNED AS A CHEST
England, 18th century.Designed as a chest, the front with drawers painted in gold, decorated all-around with human figures and insects. The lid painted with a pair of lovers in the style of Watteau, the inside with a veduta in purple camaïeu. In a gilt metal mount. Without mark.7.8 x 3.3 cm.- Cracks in the enamel, lid with damage.

Provenance:
- The Dr. Paul von Ostermann Collection, Darmstadt-Munich.
- By inheritance in the present private collection.