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SEE THERLE AND BERNARD HUGHES, ENGLISH PAINTED ENAMELS, 1967 ED., FIG. 13 FOR A DOUBLE BOX OF THE SAME FORM,
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A COPPER-MOUNTED SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMEL COBALT-BLUE GROUND DOUBLE-SIDED RECTANGULAR SNUFF BOX
CIRCA 1780
ONE COVER PAINTED WITH A GALLANT AND COMPANION IN CONVERSATION BESIDE AN ALLéE OF POPLAR TREES, THE OTHER COVER WITH TWO FIGURES EMERGING FROM A MARSH WITH DUCKS, THE SERPENTINE SIDES WITH FLOWERS, EACH RESERVED WITHIN RAISED GILT FOLIATE SCROLLS ENRICHED WITH WHITE ORNAMENT ON THE COBALT-BLUE GROUND, THE SIDES FURTHER ENAMELLED WITH A WHITE DIAPER-PATTERN, THE INTERIOR OF BOTH SIDES WHITE
25/8IN. (6.5CM.) WIDE
CIRCA 1780
ONE COVER PAINTED WITH A GALLANT AND COMPANION IN CONVERSATION BESIDE AN ALLéE OF POPLAR TREES, THE OTHER COVER WITH TWO FIGURES EMERGING FROM A MARSH WITH DUCKS, THE SERPENTINE SIDES WITH FLOWERS, EACH RESERVED WITHIN RAISED GILT FOLIATE SCROLLS ENRICHED WITH WHITE ORNAMENT ON THE COBALT-BLUE GROUND, THE SIDES FURTHER ENAMELLED WITH A WHITE DIAPER-PATTERN, THE INTERIOR OF BOTH SIDES WHITE
25/8IN. (6.5CM.) WIDE