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Frederick Augustus (1696-1763), only legitimate son of King Augustus 'the Strong', succeeded his father as Elector of Saxony in 1733 and as King of Poland in 1734.
DRESDEN, CIRCA 1750
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A SAXON GILT-METAL AND ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
Dresden, circa 1750
Rectangular gilt-metal box with plain baluster sides and scrolling Rocaille thumbpiece, the lid inset with an enamel plaque, the convex outside finely painted in purple camaïeu with an antique-style scene of the preparation of a feast after a successful stag hunt, the concave inside of the enamel plaque painted in colours with a full-length portrait of Elector Frederick Augustus III of Saxony as King Augustus III of Poland, in full regalia in Polish costume (after Louis de Sylvestre), standing on a palace terrace with landscape and architectural background
3 7/8 in. (99 mm.) wide
Dresden, circa 1750
Rectangular gilt-metal box with plain baluster sides and scrolling Rocaille thumbpiece, the lid inset with an enamel plaque, the convex outside finely painted in purple camaïeu with an antique-style scene of the preparation of a feast after a successful stag hunt, the concave inside of the enamel plaque painted in colours with a full-length portrait of Elector Frederick Augustus III of Saxony as King Augustus III of Poland, in full regalia in Polish costume (after Louis de Sylvestre), standing on a palace terrace with landscape and architectural background
3 7/8 in. (99 mm.) wide
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(INSIDE MINIATURE ILLUSTRATED ON P. 5)