AN ENAMEL GOLDFINCH PATCH BOX

AN ENAMEL GOLDFINCH PATCH BOX

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE OR BIRMINGHAM, LATE 18TH CENTURY

naturalistically coloured, the hinged base decorated with a bird above fruit and flowers, together with a Dutch delftware snuff box, by A. Pennis, 19th century, modelled as a lion's head, the brass covers with floral engraving, painted mark, and a French snuff box, 19th century, painted with an exotic birds in branches, blue painted 'AP' (3)

goldfinch 7.2cm long