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A pair of gilt metal mounted Sèvres style boxes and liners rectangular, each inset with four rectangular panels painted in puce camaieu with four panels of putti, two with bird cages, one of putti fishing and putti drawing, the four smaller panels painted with birds and musical instruments, within shaped panels with raised gilt leaves and flowers on a dark-blue ground, the rims and footrims with gadrooned gilt metal mounts and leaf and bulrush corner pieces, with later metal liners -- 23.5cm. X 14cm. X 13.2cm., 19th century See illustration (2)