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Enameled Snuff Box with Portrait of George Washington, probably Bilston, England, c. 1825.
9 May 2023, 10:00 EDT
Skinner Marlborough, MassachusettsSold for US$1,530 inc. premium
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Enameled Snuff Box with Portrait of George Washington,
probably Bilston, England, c. 1825.
Copper alloy box, the base coated in blue enamel and the vertically oriented oval lid bearing a portrait titled "Washington" painted on a white enamel ground, opening on hinge to reveal white enamel interior with a depiction of the United States seal in red, green, blue, and black enamels surrounded by the inscription "REPUBLICANS / ARE NOT Always UNGRATEFUL", a slogan popularized during Lafayette's tour of the United States in 1825, closed, 5cm wide, 5cm deep, 2cm high (2in wide, 2 3/4in deep, 1 1/8in high).
Copper alloy box, the base coated in blue enamel and the vertically oriented oval lid bearing a portrait titled "Washington" painted on a white enamel ground, opening on hinge to reveal white enamel interior with a depiction of the United States seal in red, green, blue, and black enamels surrounded by the inscription "REPUBLICANS / ARE NOT Always UNGRATEFUL", a slogan popularized during Lafayette's tour of the United States in 1825, closed, 5cm wide, 5cm deep, 2cm high (2in wide, 2 3/4in deep, 1 1/8in high).



