£70 - £100
MANNER OF JACQUES-FREDERICK KIRSTENSTEIN, 1765 - 1838, REMNANTS OF A LATE 18TH/ EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GOLD, SILVER AND TORTOISESHELL MUSICAL SNUFFBOX
Front panel intricately decorated with virtuoso chasing and repoussé high relief hunting scene, showing a boar being chased by dogs and spearman amongst forest tree scene, encased under slightly convex glass, sealed with gold flower foliage border, mechanical 65 note cylinder/barrel, marked ‘Bagatelle, 54Y’, metal comb marked ‘M.M’ to top and ‘Bagatelle’ to side. ‘547’ marked near friction governor assembly.
(front panel 42.3g, 8cm x 5cm x 0.7cm)
Condition: remnants of tortoiseshell to underside, four metal teeth missing
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