Lot 526: A LOUIS XV-STYLE GOLD SNUFF-BOX THE INTERIOR SET WITH A PORTRAIT MINIATURE

A LOUIS XV-STYLE GOLD SNUFF-BOX THE INTERIOR SET WITH A PORTRAIT MINIATURE
MAKER'S MARK JH CONJOINED, POSSIBLY BERLIN, CIRCA 1830/1840, THE MINIATURE BY CHRISTOFFER FOLTMAR (DANISH, 1718-1759)
rectangular box, the cover boldly chased with a romantic couple standing in a flower-filled landscape with a bird flying above, the lady holding a spray of flowers in her right hand, the sides chased with various birds, a peacock, a cockerel, a stork and a pair of crested doves, the base chased with a floral spray with a posy at each corner, all on a tremblé ground, the interior of cover inset with a glazed rectangular watercolour on ivory portrait miniature by Christoffer Foltmar of a young lady, in blue dress with white lace trim, her left hand holding a flower, in original fitted brown leather case
2½ in. (63 mm.) wide (2)