Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

An English enamel patch box relating to the American Wars of Independence, c.1780, the oval form printed with a portrait of Admiral George Brydges Rodney, titled 'Sr G B Rodney', raised on a pink base, fitted with an internal mirror, some cracking and restoration, 5.5cm.

Provenance: from the estate of the late Barry Lock.

George Brydges Rodney was ordered to the West Indies in late 1779 by way of Gibraltar where, in January 1780, he defeated the Spanish at the battle of St Vincent. He had previously had a very successful career during the Seven Years War.