
A Fine Famille Rose Snuff Box
Delicately painted with a lady with her hand on her cheek
The inside of the lid with a cockerel defending a hen and chicks from a hawk
The sides with european style flowers
Silver mounts
Qianlong C1736/96
Length: 3″ (7.6 cm)
Condition: small chip filled in two corners
Jorge Welsh illustrates a similar snuff box which is basket weave moulded
In ‘Out of the Ordinary’ no. 87