British & Continental Ceramics & Glass (Day Two) - 27th April 2023
Lot 341
A rare South Staffordshire commemorative patch...
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £260
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Description
A rare South Staffordshire commemorative patch box, c.1810-20, printed with full length portraits of the Prince of Wales and Mrs Fitzherbert, titled on a ribbon beneath, raised on moulded sides in a pale blue, fitted with an internal mirror, restored, 4cm.
Provenance: from the estate of the late Barry Lock.
Maria Fitzherbert (née Smythe) was the twice-widowed companion of the future George IV, whom he married in 1785 without his father's consent, rendering the union invalid under the Royal Marriage Act of 1772.