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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 9740511, member: 56&quot;]I have a large book on 18th century porcelain boxes, and it has a small section on Ludwigsburg, but it has let me down. Marks on many of the pieces shown are recorded, but not the Ludwigsburg examples.&nbsp; This shape is not shown, but Ludwigsburg did produce some unusual shapes.&nbsp; They did use gilded copper and gilded silver mounts.&nbsp; Examples in this book show similar decoration: main image on top, simplified landscape on front, strewn flowers on sides.&nbsp; Snuff boxes were very subject to the fashion of the time, so that might support an 18th century attribution, but I doubt the style of decoration would be limited to one maker.</p><p><br /></p><p>What bothers me about the mark is that the crown is not like the crowns in either PM&amp;M or Rontgen, nor are the initials.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s certainly 18th century style, but I think it&#039;s going to take someone with hands on experience to tell you whether it&#039;s actually 18th century, or Ludwigsburg. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a pretty box.&nbsp; I&#039;d like to think it&#039;s 18th century.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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