A Saint-Cloud Porcelain Snuff Box Modeled as a Recumbent Cat circa 1735-45 With hinged silver mounts; bearing hallmark, likely a charge mark for 1738-1744. height 1 5/8 in. (4.13 cm.); width 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.); depth 1 1/2 in. (3.81 cm.) Footnotes: Provenance Sotheby's, London, Continental Ceramics, Glass and Paperweights, 2 March 1993, Lot 312; Acquired by the current owner from the above. For two other similar examples, see Barbara Beaucamp-Markowsky, Boîtes en porcelaine des manufactures européennes au 18e siècle, 1985, nos. 372 & 381. Another example is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (acc. no. C.1311&A-1919). Condition reports are not provided in catalog descriptions. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is in good condition or free from damage and wear. We encourage you to request a condition report and/or additional photos prior to bidding on any lot. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing