Georgian Frivolities: the Mort and Moira Lesser Collection of English Enamels

Auction 19520
London, New Bond Street
19 Oct 2011, starting at 10:30 BST.
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Auction highlights

Tea caddy containing three tea cannisters
Sold for £21,250 inc. premium
An important South Staffordshire enamel tea caddy and three tea canisters, circa 1770
A Birmingham or South Staffordshire enamel erotic double-lidded snuff box
Sold for £16,250 inc. premium
A Birmingham or South Staffordshire enamel erotic double-lidded snuff box, circa 1765
Large panel by W Hopkins Graft, in carved wood frame, British Worthies
Sold for £11,250 inc. premium
The British Worthies: an important London enamel plaque by William Hopkins Craft, dated 1798
Erotic snuff box
Sold for £9,375 inc. premium
A South Staffordshire enamel erotic double-lidded snuff box, circa 1770-80

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Two Battersea plaques
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Two Birmingham or Liverpool enamel plaques, circa 1770
Sold for £687 inc. premium
Aventurine & ormolu box with printed lid
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An important aventurine glass and ormolu box with enamel lid, probably Battersea, circa 1755
Sold for £3,250 inc. premium
Battersea snuff box Brittania and Sciences with portrait inside (repaired)
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A Battersea enamel snuff box, circa 1750-56
Sold for £1,500 inc. premium
Battersea box, Trojan horse (some restoration)
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A Battersea enamel snuff-box, circa 1750-56
Sold for £1,875 inc. premium
Battersea, Birmingham snuff box
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A Battersea or Birmingham enamel snuff box, circa 1755-58
Sold for £1,375 inc. premium
Rectangular snuff box, couple by gate, Miss Gunning inside (filled cracks)
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A Battersea or Birmingham enamel snuff box, circa 1753-56
Sold for £812 inc. premium
Oval plaque of Gunning sister (restored)
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A Battersea enamel portrait medallion of Elizabeth Gunning, circa 1750-53
Sold for £937 inc. premium
A Battersea enamel portrait medallion of George II
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A Battersea enamel portrait medallion of George II, circa 1755
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£1,200 - 1,500
US$ 1,800 - 2,300
€1,400 - 1,800
Anti-Gallican society badg
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A Birmingham enamel Anti-Gallican society badge, circa 1756-60
Sold for £1,125 inc. premium
Battersea bottle ticket
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A very rare Battersea enamel bottle ticket, circa 1753-56
Sold for £4,375 inc. premium
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