J-30-0042
German Stobwasser-Type Lacquered Papier-Mâché Portrait Snuff Box
$295.00
DETAILS
An antique round papier-mâché snuff box decorated on the lid with the portrait of an aristocratic young lady in Empire period neoclassical dress. Iron red underpainting. A Brunswick (Braunschweig) or Stobwasser type box. In the manner of the Stobwasser Factory (Braunschweig, Germany, 1772-1829) | Founder(s): Johann Heinrich Stobwasser (German, 1740-1829).
STYLE
Neoclassical
PLACE OF ORIGIN
Germany | Europe
MARKS
Unmarked
PERIOD
Mid 19th century
DATE
Circa 1840
DIMENSIONS
Width 3.5 Depth 3.5 Height 0.5 inches
