A Private Collection of Snuff Boxes & Bonbonnières - 25 Apr 2017
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A good Birmingham enamel bonbonnière
A good Birmingham enamel bonbonnière,
c.1770, modelled as the head of a pug dog, its teeth bared and muzzle finely detailed, the hinged lid painted with a standing pug with left forepaw raised, within a puce monochrome scrolling cartouche, the gilt metal mount with a wave design, 5cm.
Label for D M & P Manheim, New York.
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