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Find your local specialistA South Staffordshire enamel commemorative patch box
circa 1794
of oval shape, the hinged cover painted in monochrome with a naval battle scene and inscribed 'The glorious Victory of Earl Howe On the 1st of June 1794', green base, 4.2cm (some restoration)
of oval shape, the hinged cover painted in monochrome with a naval battle scene and inscribed 'The glorious Victory of Earl Howe On the 1st of June 1794', green base, 4.2cm (some restoration)
Footnotes
Admiral Lord Howe defeated the Brest fleet of Admiral Villaret-Joyeuse at the Battle of the Glorious 1st June in 1794, the first major naval action of the Revolutionary War
