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SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE, CIRCA 1760
Details
A George III gilt-metal mounted enamel snuff-box
South Staffordshire, circa 1760
Tapering oval, the cover with a scene of a courting couple within gilt scrollwork, the sides with landscape vignettes and gilt scrolls, with a gilt metal-mounted rim
2 3/8 in. (60 mm.) wide
South Staffordshire, circa 1760
Tapering oval, the cover with a scene of a courting couple within gilt scrollwork, the sides with landscape vignettes and gilt scrolls, with a gilt metal-mounted rim
2 3/8 in. (60 mm.) wide
Provenance
Displayed in a cabinet on the piano in the Drawing Room of the Private Apartment of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon at Kensington Palace.
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Sale room notice
The description of this snuff-box should read: "A George III gilt-metal mounted enamel snuff-box, South Staffordshire, circa 1760".