Lot 820
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A GEORGE III ENAMELLED GOLD BODKIN CASE
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A GEORGE III ENAMELLED GOLD BODKIN CASE

LONDON, CIRCA 1790

Details
A GEORGE III ENAMELLED GOLD BODKIN CASE
London, circa 1790
Flattened étui of oval section with convex ends, each side decorated with sepia medallions on an oxblood brown ground with classical figures and lions' heads within translucent green and opaque white borders, the textured ground with floral rosettes and banding in translucent blue and opaque white
4 7/16 in. (112 mm.) long
Provenance
Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (1875-1968), part I, Sotheby's, London, 3 December 1962, lot 102.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Geneva, 13-14 November 1984, lot 287 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-149).
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Lot Essay

This grisaille on a brown ground enamel decoration enjoyed great popularity in late 18th century London and is associated with enamellists such as James Morisset, Louis and Simon Augustin Toussaint, William Charron and, probably, Gabriel Wirgman.

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