Lot 87 A fine Birmingham enamel snuff box, circa 1755-58
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A fine Birmingham enamel snuff box, circa 1755-58
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GBP 800
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Of rectangular form with gilt metal mounts, the hinged cover printed in red with 'Les Amours Pastorales', engraved by Duflos after Boucher, the sides with scrollwork panels depicting children emblematic of Painting, Sculpture, Astronomy and Commerce, the base with two long-tailed 'pheasants', engraved by Ravenet, 5.6cm x 7.3cm including mounts
Footnotes
Provenance
Mrs Robert Henriques Collection;
Sotheby's, 11 April 1978, lot 270;
Joseph Handley Collection;
Dr James Tatchell Collection;
Simon Spero exhibition, 2010, no.44
Literature
Handley, Joseph, 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels, 1991, pp.284-5, no.13.15
A snuff box with the same print on the cover 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.103(d). A box printed with similar panels of children to the sides is illustrated by Egan Mew, , 1926, fig.34. The printed design of the two birds appears in .
Footnotes
Provenance
Mrs Robert Henriques Collection;
Sotheby's, 11 April 1978, lot 270;
Joseph Handley Collection;
Dr James Tatchell Collection;
Simon Spero exhibition, 2010, no.44
Literature
Handley, Joseph, 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels, 1991, pp.284-5, no.13.15
A snuff box with the same print on the cover 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.103(d). A box printed with similar panels of children to the sides is illustrated by Egan Mew, , 1926, fig.34. The printed design of the two birds appears in .
