Lot
1115
Lot 1115
An 18th century enamel rectangular snuff box, the hinged cov...
Estimate
£100 - £150
An 18th century enamel rectangular snuff box, the hinged cover painted with colourful songbirds within a C-scroll reserve, on a turquoise ground painted with butterflies, winged insects and flowering leafy sprigs, conforming base, 6.5cm wide, c. 1770; a German Rococo enamel shell-shaped box, the cover painted with a courting couple in a Picturesque landscape, its verso with an amorini sewing seeds of hope, the base with further figures and a colourful bird, naïve tacked hinges, 7.5cm wide, c. 1765, [2]
More Information
The shell shaped box lacking mounts, some old restorations
The rectangular box generally ok, the mounts a little rusty
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