拍品专文
1757, the second year of the Seven Years War, was the annus mirabilis for Frederick the Great, who claimed victory at Prague, Rosbach and Lissa
FROM THE FERMOR-HESKETH COLLECTION
AN IMPORTANT GERMAN ENAMEL SHAPED-OVAL DOUBLE SNUFF-BOX, the waisted body with gilt-metal mounts, painted overall with maps of Germany and troop positions, the side with a cartouche inscribed 'Theatre de la Guerre 1757', Berlin, probably 1757, in fitted velvet case
细节
AN IMPORTANT GERMAN ENAMEL SHAPED-OVAL DOUBLE SNUFF-BOX, the waisted body with gilt-metal mounts, painted overall with maps of Germany and troop positions, the side with a cartouche inscribed 'Theatre de la Guerre 1757', Berlin, probably 1757, in fitted velvet case
3 7/8in. (9.5cm.) wide
3 7/8in. (9.5cm.) wide
来源
By family tradition the property of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia