A GEORGE III ENAMELLED GOLD ÉTUI
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A GEORGE III ENAMELLED GOLD ÉTUI

CIRCA 1760

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A GEORGE III ENAMELLED GOLD ÉTUI
circa 1760
Flattened quiver-shaped case with hinge at the long rear side, the obverse and reverse with translucent vari-colour basse-taille enamel flowers and leaves on a hatched ground, the bulging repoussé sides and base with c-scrolls, diamond-set pushpiece and wavy mounts, the interior lined with purple plush
3 11/16 in. (95 mm.) long
Provenance
According to a handwritten note dated Markstey near Colchester, 13 September 1837:
Queen Charlotte (1744-1818), wife of King George III.
On her death, Sir George Harnage.
Bequested by the latter to Mrs Colonel Harnage.
Given by the latter to George Harnage, son of Sir George Harnage, at Lincoln, in August 1835.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 9 July 1986, lot 21 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-161).
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