A GROUP OF FOUR GEORGE III GILT-METAL-MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOXES
Lot 1073

A GROUP OF FOUR GEORGE III GILT-METAL-MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOXES

MID-18TH CENTURY

Closed27 May 2022

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GBP 3,528

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A GROUP OF FOUR GEORGE III GILT-METAL-MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOXES
MID-18TH CENTURY
The first with a hinged lid, reverse of lid and base decorated with the music and words for an Ariette, Musette and Gavotte with paper inventory label inscribed '85'; the second with a hinged lid decorated with Europa and the Bull with attendants with paper inventory label inscribed '831'; the third decorated with a naval engagement to the hinged lid with paper inventory label inscribed '54' the fourth with a sliding cover decorated with a lady before a mirror on a white ground, with paper inventory label inscribed '379'
The largest; 1 x 2 3⁄4 x 2 in. (2.5 x 7 x 5 cm.)

The music example:
The Hon. Nellie Ionides (née Samuel) (1883-1962), Buxted Park, Sussex and thence by descent.

The ship example:
Acquired from H. Davis in November 1943 for £14.
The Hon. Nellie Ionides (née Samuel) (1883-1962), Buxted Park, Sussex and thence by descent.