Meissen snuffbox with views of Saxon Castle.

The passively curved body, divided by vertical grilles, is adorned with a flattened back section and a hinged lid. On four bombarded, ornamentally decorated reserve fields, various landscapes are depicted, including views of Saxon castles and partially Watteau-style courtly figures, overlooking the Hubertusburg hunting lodge, the prospect, and the fortresses of Königstein and Sonnenstein. On the lid, a wide landscape with riders near an obelisk, surrounded by a gilded border, reveals the majestic Albrechtsburg Castle in Meissen across the Elbe River. The inner side of the lid portrays an elegant group of nobles before an impressive fountain, featuring the Königstein fortress and a castle complex on the left. Below, a Watteau-style group and mounted figures are shown against the backdrop of Pillnitz Castle, situated on the Elbe. Exquisite, polychrome painting. A gold border. Gilded, scalloped copper mount with a curved finger rest. Height 4.1 cm. Dimensions 8.5 cm x 6.4 cm. Compare with Beaucamp-Markowsky, Porcelain Boxes, No. 26, 113; Meissen Tabatières of the 18th Century, Röbbig Munich, No. 29; Corbeiller, Fig. 494. A gilded copper and ceramic-bodied snuff box, exquisitely painted with landscapes and views of Saxon castles, such as Meissen Albrechtsburg, Pillnitz, and Hubertusburg Castle. Meissen. Circa 1745.