Birmingham Enamel Snuff Box
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1755-58
A fine Birmingham enamel snuff box, circa 1755-58 Of rectangular form with gilt metal mounts, the hinged cover printed in red with 'Les Amours Pastorales', engraved by Duflos after Boucher, the sides with scrollwork panels depicting children emblematic of Painting, Sculpture, Astronomy and Commerce, the base with two long-tailed 'pheasants', engraved by Ravenet, 5.6cm x 7.3cm including mounts Provenance A snuff box with the same print on the cover is illustrated by Bernard Watney, 'Petitions for Patents concerning Porcelain, Glass and Enamels with special reference to Birmingham, 'The Great Toyshop of Europe'', ECC Trans , Vol.6, Pt.2, 1966, pl.103(d).
A box printed with similar panels of children to the sides is illustrated by Egan Mew, Battersea Enamels , 1926, fig.34. The printed design of the two birds appears in
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- enamel
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 5.6cm x 7.3cm
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 204842524
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.