Lot Essay
For a similar example see Gentle and Feild, Domestic Metalwork, revised edition, 1994, p. 375 fig. 1.
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MID 18TH CENTURY
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A FRENCH BRASS TOILET BOX
MID 18TH CENTURY
With a hinged lid engraved with the initial 'S' on the cover
3¼in. (8.2cm.) high
A French brass sponge-box with hinged cover and with traces of original silvering, circa 1760, and a brass sponge box with lift-off cover (3)
MID 18TH CENTURY
With a hinged lid engraved with the initial 'S' on the cover
3¼in. (8.2cm.) high
A French brass sponge-box with hinged cover and with traces of original silvering, circa 1760, and a brass sponge box with lift-off cover (3)
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