A collection of seven enamel boxes
19th century and later
Including a circular French box painted with a scene of a courting couple, 5.5cm diameter, hand painted to the base Lille 1767, a similar example painted to the base with classical columns, 5.5cm high, an oval box painted with a hunter on horseback with his hounds, 6.5cm wide, a circular box painted with a young girl and a fierce cockerel, 5.5cm diameter, a circular box painted with floral designs on a purple diaper ground, (highly restored), two small circular English boxes, one with the motto 'Love constitutes the gift' and one with the motto 'To the fairest and the rarest', 2cm diameter, together with a triform hat, (damages) (8)
Including a circular French box painted with a scene of a courting couple, 5.5cm diameter, hand painted to the base Lille 1767, a similar example painted to the base with classical columns, 5.5cm high, an oval box painted with a hunter on horseback with his hounds, 6.5cm wide, a circular box painted with a young girl and a fierce cockerel, 5.5cm diameter, a circular box painted with floral designs on a purple diaper ground, (highly restored), two small circular English boxes, one with the motto 'Love constitutes the gift' and one with the motto 'To the fairest and the rarest', 2cm diameter, together with a triform hat, (damages) (8)
Sold for
£287
inc. premium
Category: Decorative Arts / General Ceramics and Glass
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