Rare Saxon Porcelain And Gold Violin, Snuff Bottle, And Dance Card

A very rare Saxon porcelain case from the Louis XV period.
The body features a violin with enameled decorations on both sides depicting lovers in lush green landscapes.
The handle is topped by the head of a young woman, which serves as the stopper for the smelling salts bottle.
The violin’s body contains six pages for writing love notes and serves as a dance card.
A small pencil is concealed at the base.
The rocaille-decorated mount is richly engraved with volutes and arabesques; it is made of gold.

An almost identical example is housed at the Cognacq-Jay Museum in Paris, while another is at the Louvre.
The only difference lies in the painted decoration featuring putti.

It was preserved in a Cartier case shaped like