English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th September 2016
Lot 189
A South Staffordshire enamel writing box c.1760-70
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £800
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Description
A South Staffordshire enamel writing box c.1760-70, of rectangular form, the lid painted with a courting couple beneath Classical ruins with cattle and sheep, the sides with landscape panels reserved on a blue ground, fitted with four compartments to the interior, containing two small glass jars with enamel lids, and modern Halcyon Days sewing accoutrements, together with a French porcelain snuff box painted with a scene of the battle of Rivoli, 15.7cm max. (8)