A LARGE GEORGE III GILT-METAL MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE, CIRCA 1765
Rectangular, the lid finely painted with an amorous couple in a landscape in a scrolling raised gilt cartouche surrounded by foliate sprays, the interior with a classical scene depicting Jupiter and Venus; the sides and base transfer printed and hand-coloured with pastoral scenes, the base with birds and an overturned basket of fruit both after prints by Robert Hancock published in the Ladies Amusement or Whole Art of Japanning Made Easy, 1758-1762
3 1/2 in. (9 cm.) wide; 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm) high
A LARGE GEORGE III GILT-METAL MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE, CIRCA 1765
Rectangular, the lid finely painted with an amorous couple in a landscape in a scrolling raised gilt cartouche surrounded by foliate sprays, the interior with a classical scene depicting Jupiter and Venus; the sides and base transfer printed and hand-coloured with pastoral scenes, the base with birds and an overturned basket of fruit both after prints by Robert Hancock published in the Ladies Amusement or Whole Art of Japanning Made Easy, 1758-1762
3 1/2 in. (9 cm.) wide; 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm) high
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