A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER TOILET BOXES
MARK OF JOHN PERO, LONDON, 1733
Square and with curved corners, on stepped foot-rim, the sides cast and chased in Régence style, with foliate strapwork panels centered by portrait busts on a matted ground, the hinged covers later engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked on underside
51/4 in. (13.3 cm.) wide
54 oz. 2 dwt. (1,684 gr.)
The arms are those of Boscawen as borne by the Viscounts Falmouth.
A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER TOILET BOXES
MARK OF JOHN PERO, LONDON, 1733
Square and with curved corners, on stepped foot-rim, the sides cast and chased in Régence style, with foliate strapwork panels centered by portrait busts on a matted ground, the hinged covers later engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked on underside
51/4 in. (13.3 cm.) wide
54 oz. 2 dwt. (1,684 gr.)
The arms are those of Boscawen as borne by the Viscounts Falmouth.