A Private Collection of Snuff Boxes & Bonbonnières - 25th April 2017
Lot 136
A Birmingham enamel rectangular snuff box
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £900
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Description
A Birmingham enamel rectangular snuff box,
c.1760-65, the cover painted with a Fête Champêtre scene in the manner of Watteau, with five figures around a table in a garden setting, and a small dog seated upon a stool, the sides and base with sprays of honeysuckle, rose and other flowers on a white ground, the interior cover painted with Perseus rescuing Andromeda from Cetus, with gilt metal mounts, 8.5cm across.
This particular version of Perseus and Andromeda is taken from a print after the painting by François Lemoyne painted in 1723, currently in the Wallace Collection, London, accession number P417.