Objects of Vertu
A COLLECTION OF ENGLISH ENAMEL BOXES
LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
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A COLLECTION OF ENGLISH ENAMEL BOXES
Late 18th/19th Century
An oval blue-ground enamel box decorated with two white doves and inscribed 'My SAKE'
1 5/8in. (4.1cm.) wide;
An oval white-ground enamel box inscribed 'Accept/A Trifle from a Friend.' and decorated with a pink and blue pattern
1¾in. (4.5cm.) wide;
A pink-ground oval enamel box, the top transfer-printed with a girl dancing and holding a tambourine on a yellow ground
2 3/8in. (6cm.) wide;
A miniature circular box inscribed 'Friendship/Sincere/Tis a Jewel/Dear', with lower part in blue
1 1/8in. (2.8cm.) diam.;
A circular enamel box inscribed 'Sweet Love be mine/For I am thine', and decorated with two figures with lower part in green
1 5/8in. (4.1cm.) wide;
A nutmeg-grater in the form of a Lemon, the top inscribed 'A Present/from London',
1¾in. (4.5cm) high
And an ivory toothpick holder
3in. (7.8cm.) wide (7)
Late 18th/19th Century
An oval blue-ground enamel box decorated with two white doves and inscribed 'My SAKE'
1 5/8in. (4.1cm.) wide;
An oval white-ground enamel box inscribed 'Accept/A Trifle from a Friend.' and decorated with a pink and blue pattern
1¾in. (4.5cm.) wide;
A pink-ground oval enamel box, the top transfer-printed with a girl dancing and holding a tambourine on a yellow ground
2 3/8in. (6cm.) wide;
A miniature circular box inscribed 'Friendship/Sincere/Tis a Jewel/Dear', with lower part in blue
1 1/8in. (2.8cm.) diam.;
A circular enamel box inscribed 'Sweet Love be mine/For I am thine', and decorated with two figures with lower part in green
1 5/8in. (4.1cm.) wide;
A nutmeg-grater in the form of a Lemon, the top inscribed 'A Present/from London',
1¾in. (4.5cm) high
And an ivory toothpick holder
3in. (7.8cm.) wide (7)