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Lot 118
A fine Birmingham or South Staffordshire enamel swan bonbonnière, circa 1760-70
23 February 2022, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,912.50 inc. premium
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A fine Birmingham or South Staffordshire enamel swan bonbonnière, circa 1760-70
Modelled as a swan nestled amongst grasses and reeds, with blue water below, the bird's feathers delicately picked out in grey, the hinged lid painted with a pair of swimming swans, the scene edged with colourful scrollwork, 7.3cm wide
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Ionides Collection
Illustrated by Therle and Bernard Hughes, English Painted Enamels (1951), p141, fig.77.
