A Private Collection of Snuff Boxes & Bonbonnières - 25th April 2017

Lot 38

A good Birmingham enamel bonbonnière

Estimate £800 - £1,200

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Description

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.