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

Lot 85

An English enamel snuff box

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £320

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Description

An English enamel snuff box,

c.1770-80, of rounded rectangular form, the cover painted with a panel of a shepherdess and her flock standing beside a winding river, a seated piper beneath a tree to the background, reserved within a dark blue border with raised gilt and white enamel scrolls, the sides with similarly reserved panels of small figures in rural landscapes, length 6cm.