Lot 91 A rare Battersea enamel Anti-Gallican Society snuff box, circa 1753-56
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A rare Battersea enamel Anti-Gallican Society snuff box, circa 1753-56
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GBP 700
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Of rectangular shape with gilt metal mounts, the hinged cover printed in black with the coat of arms of the Anti-Gallican Society, engraved by Ravenet after a design by James Gwin, the interior with a profile portrait of George II also by Ravenet, crowned with a laurel wreath, titled 'GEORGIUS II REX.', the sides and base decorated with diaper panels incorporating shell motifs and framed by scrollwork, 8.8cm x 6.9cm including mounts
Footnotes
Provenance
Dr James Tatchell Collection;
Geoffrey Hutchinson Collection;
Simon Spero exhibition, 2009, no.44
Literature
White, Peter, 'English ceramics and enamels and the Anti-Gallican Society', ECC Trans, Vol.30, 2019, p.49, figs.1 and 2;
White, Mary, People at the Whites' House, Vol.5, 2024, pp.234-35
The Anti-Gallican Society was founded in 1745, during the War of Austrian Succession, with the aim of discouraging the import and consumption of French goods. One of the Society's Grand Presidents was Stephen Theodore Janssen, owner and founder of the Battersea enamel factory at York House. The portrait of George II is in the manner of John Sigismund Tanner and can be compared to coins of the period. A similar armorial snuff box is illustrated by Bernard Watney, 'Petitions for Patents concerning Porcelain, Glass and Enamels with special reference to Birmingham, 'The Great Toyshop of Europe'', , Vol.6, Pt.2, 1966, pl.86(b). The diaper with shells pattern is discussed by Bernard Watney on p.90, where he suggests that the covers are made of plaques from the Battersea bankrupt stocks, mounded on Birmingham box bases. Compare also to the similar boxes sold by Bonhams on 18 April 2012, lots 79 and 80.
Footnotes
Provenance
Dr James Tatchell Collection;
Geoffrey Hutchinson Collection;
Simon Spero exhibition, 2009, no.44
Literature
White, Peter, 'English ceramics and enamels and the Anti-Gallican Society', ECC Trans, Vol.30, 2019, p.49, figs.1 and 2;
White, Mary, People at the Whites' House, Vol.5, 2024, pp.234-35
The Anti-Gallican Society was founded in 1745, during the War of Austrian Succession, with the aim of discouraging the import and consumption of French goods. One of the Society's Grand Presidents was Stephen Theodore Janssen, owner and founder of the Battersea enamel factory at York House. The portrait of George II is in the manner of John Sigismund Tanner and can be compared to coins of the period. A similar armorial snuff box is illustrated by Bernard Watney, 'Petitions for Patents concerning Porcelain, Glass and Enamels with special reference to Birmingham, 'The Great Toyshop of Europe'', , Vol.6, Pt.2, 1966, pl.86(b). The diaper with shells pattern is discussed by Bernard Watney on p.90, where he suggests that the covers are made of plaques from the Battersea bankrupt stocks, mounded on Birmingham box bases. Compare also to the similar boxes sold by Bonhams on 18 April 2012, lots 79 and 80.
