British and Continental Ceramics & Glass - 19th September 2023
Lot 300
Two English enamel commemorative patch boxes, c.1812, the smaller painted in black with a ship at
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £280
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Description
Two English enamel commemorative patch boxes, c.1812, the smaller painted in black with a ship at sail and the words 'Brave Nelson is no more', raised on a pink base, the other with a three-masted vessel within an oval cartouche flanked by doves, a narrow blue border faintly inscribed 'The Gift of a Friend', raised on a blue base, some restoration, 5.2cm max. (2)
Provenance: from the estate of the late Barry Lock.
Both boxes relate to the death of Admiral Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar.