Tobacco box, rococo, 1750
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1750
Große Rokoko Tabakdose in rechteckiger Form mit leicht gewölbtem Klappdeckel und vergoldeter Messing Montierung, Kupfer mit himmelblauer und weißer Opakemaille, allseitige Kartuschen mit feiner Malerei "Höfische Gartenszene und Landschaften mit Personenstaffage" in Silber Relief-Rocaillen und Blütenranken, innen im Deckel formatfüllende Darstellung nach Jean-Antoine Watteau "Sous un habit de Mezetin", loser Innendeckel mit Zapfenknauf und Purpurcamaieu Rocaillewerk sowie Grisaille Tierdarstellungen "Hasen, Insekten und sitzender Mops mit rotem Halsband" (möglicherweise als Hinweis der Zugehörigkeit zum sogenannten Mopsorden des ursprünglichen Besitzers?), um 1750, 6x11,5x10,5cm, Gebrauchsspuren, partiell leicht rest., Provenienz: Nagel/Stuttgart (Juli 2018), Norddeutsche Sammlung A large rococo tobacco box of rectangular form with a slightly domed hinged lid and gilt brass mount, copper with sky-blue and white opaque enamel, cartouches on all sides with fine painting "Courtly garden scene and landscapes with staffage of persons" in silver relief rocailles and flower tendrils, inside the lid format-filling depiction after Jean-Antoine Watteau "Sous un habit de Mezetin", loose inner lid with cone knob and purple camaieu rocaille work as well as grisaille animal depictions "Rabbits, insects and sitting pug with red collar" (possibly as an indication of the affiliation to the so-called masonic 'pug order' of the original owner?), c.
1750, 6x11,5x10,5cm, traces of use, partly slight rest., Provenance: Nagel/Stuttgart (July 2018), North German collection
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- copper, sky-blue and white opaque enamel, gilt brass
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 6x11,5x10,5cm
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable; the text keeps only the listing's object facts (condition, price and sale wording removed). Attribution and measurements describe the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Candidate id
- inv-180257936
- Auction house
- Kendzia
- Listing object ID
- 180257936
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.