Lot Essay
A similar casket is illustrated in T. & B. Hughes, English Painted Enamels, Feltham, 1951, p. 68, no. 31.
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE, CIRCA 1770, THE IMPLEMENTS ENGLISH AND SWISS, CIRCA 1770-1830
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A GEORGE III GILT-METAL MOUNTED CASKET CONTAINING ASSOCIATED IMPLEMENTS
South Staffordshire, circa 1770, the implements English and Swiss, circa 1770-1830
Rectangular casket, the slightly convex cover painted with a colourful cartouche depicting a riverside scène champêtre, the four sides with rural landscape views, on a ground of raised white scrolls and dotted diapers, engraved gilt-metal mounts with raised wavy thumbpiece, the inside later fitted with a bordeaux-red velvet tray containing a green enamelled gilt-metal mounted bodkin-case with scent-bottle incorporated in the cover, independent gilt-metal stopper, a white Birmingham enamel scent-bottle painted with flowers and with chained gilt-metal stopper, a small circular engraved silver-gilt vinaigrette with hinged enamel lid, a gold thimble with three blue enamel bands, two Swiss enamelled gold sewing étuis, one enamelled in pink and with gold paillons, containing gold scissors, gold tweezers with incorporated ear-spoon and gold-handled pencil, the other enamelled in blue and with motto in gold paillons, containing gold-handled steel scissors and two bodkins
the casket 6 5/8 in. (168 mm.) wide
South Staffordshire, circa 1770, the implements English and Swiss, circa 1770-1830
Rectangular casket, the slightly convex cover painted with a colourful cartouche depicting a riverside scène champêtre, the four sides with rural landscape views, on a ground of raised white scrolls and dotted diapers, engraved gilt-metal mounts with raised wavy thumbpiece, the inside later fitted with a bordeaux-red velvet tray containing a green enamelled gilt-metal mounted bodkin-case with scent-bottle incorporated in the cover, independent gilt-metal stopper, a white Birmingham enamel scent-bottle painted with flowers and with chained gilt-metal stopper, a small circular engraved silver-gilt vinaigrette with hinged enamel lid, a gold thimble with three blue enamel bands, two Swiss enamelled gold sewing étuis, one enamelled in pink and with gold paillons, containing gold scissors, gold tweezers with incorporated ear-spoon and gold-handled pencil, the other enamelled in blue and with motto in gold paillons, containing gold-handled steel scissors and two bodkins
the casket 6 5/8 in. (168 mm.) wide
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