British & Continental Ceramics & Glass (Day Two) - 27th April 2023
Lot 351
A South Staffordshire enamel patch box
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £220
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Description
A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, c.1812, printed and coloured with a head and shoulders portrait of Arthur Wellesley, titled 'Marquis of Wellington', raised on a moulded base enamelled dark green, fitted with an internal mirror, some cracking, 4.2cm.
Provenance: from the estate of the late Barry Lock.
Wellington was made a Marquess in August 1812. He became the Duke of Wellington in 1814.