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 bombé, ornamentally designed reserve fields, various landscapes are depicted, including views of Saxon castles and partly Watteau-style courtly figures, featuring the Hubertusburg hunting lodge, and prospects of the Königstein and Sonnenstein fortresses. On the lid, a broad landscape with riders near an obelisk, surrounded by a gilt border, reveals the majestic Albrechtsburg Castle in Meissen across the Elbe River. The interior of the lid depicts an elegant group of nobles before an impressive fountain, with the Königstein fortress and castle complex shown on the left. Below, a Watteau group and equestrian figures are presented against the backdrop of Pillnitz Castle, situated on the Elbe. Exquisite polychrome painting. Gilt border. A gilt, serrated copper mount with a curved thumb 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 gilt-copper and ceramic-bodied snuffbox, exquisitely painted with landscapes and views of Saxon castles such as Meissen Albrechtsburg, Pillnitz, and Hubertusburg Castle. Meissen. Circa 1745.