Meissen tabatiere with floral and cotton wool decoration. Porcelain. Rectangular body with rounded corners and domed hinged lid. The wall, lid and underside decorated with rocaille cartouches in relief with fine floral bouquets in a purple-coloured scale mosaic background. The inner lid with an all-over scenic depiction of a courtly couple playing a mandolin and sheet music in a tree-lined landscape. The wide background with mountain backdrop and river course. Polychrome painting. Gilt copper mount with floral relief, internally wavy moulding and slightly raised thumb grip. Minor wear/rest; h. 5 cm. 9 cm x 7 cm. A gilt cooper-mounted porcelain snuff box with polychrome and copper-green painted Watteau decor and erotic scene. Meissen. Mid 18th century.