Box in the Shape of a Female Head.
Meissen or Chelsea. Circa 1760.

Porcelain; enriched in colours and in gilt. Metal mounting with engraved decor. The body is in the shape of a young woman's head. Around the white hood is a green band vine pattern. Tight-fitting ruffled collar. The hinged porcelain lid has blue flowers on the exterior. The interior has a group of children in a park landscape. In original leather case with embossed tendril pattern and light pink silk lining. Height 6cm. Condition A/B.
No recognisable marks.

Literature:
- Hackenbroch; Yvonne: Chelsea and other English porcelain pottery and enamel in the Irwin
Untermeyer Collection; London 1957. F黵 鋒nliche Dose der Manufaktur Chelsea siehe Tafel
69; Abb. 214 und 216.
- Zech; Heike: Goldboxes in the Gilbert Collection at the V & A; in : Art Antiques London;
London 2010; S.20.
Art trade; Van Ham.