English and European Ceramics and Glass - 2nd May 2018
Lot 168
A Staffordshire enamel snuff box c.1780
Estimate £600 - £1,000 | Hammer £600
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Description
A Staffordshire enamel snuff box c.1780, the rectangular form painted with a portrait of a lady raising a shell to her hair, possibly the actress Lavinia Fenton, the sides painted with flower sprays reserved on a white ground with gilt trelliswork, 6.8cm.
The portrait bears a marked resemblance to that of Lavinia Fenton, later Duchess of Bolton, attributed to George Knapton. She was most famous for her role as Polly Peachum in The Beggar's Opera.