A GEORGE III EROTIC TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED IVORY SNUFF-BOX
CIRCA 1780/1790
THE MINIATURE POSSIBLY LATER
Oval ivory box, the lid centred by a glazed oval miniature painted en grisaille with a gentleman reclining on a lady's lap as she plays with a dog in a pastoral setting, the medallion and side of the cover with yellow gold twisted ribbon border, the cover applied with four pink gold struts, the cover with secret gold-lined compartment opening to reveal a glazed erotic watercolour on ivory miniature depicting a nude couple
2 7/8 in. (73 mm.) wide
A GEORGE III EROTIC TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED IVORY SNUFF-BOX
CIRCA 1780/1790
THE MINIATURE POSSIBLY LATER
Oval ivory box, the lid centred by a glazed oval miniature painted en grisaille with a gentleman reclining on a lady's lap as she plays with a dog in a pastoral setting, the medallion and side of the cover with yellow gold twisted ribbon border, the cover applied with four pink gold struts, the cover with secret gold-lined compartment opening to reveal a glazed erotic watercolour on ivory miniature depicting a nude couple
2 7/8 in. (73 mm.) wide
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