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Bilston Enamel Snuff Box, Staffordshire, C. 1770.
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Bilston Enamel Snuff Box, Staffordshire, C. 1770.

18th century
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Bilston enamel box, Staffordshire, c. 1770. The large box the cover hand painted with a romanticised rural scene of a shepherd seated before Classical ruins in a river landscape. He plays his pipe, whilst accompanied by cattle, within a white enamelled scroll panel, upon a lilac ground.

The sides of the box, similarly decorated with panels of sheep, a pony and a goat.

Having hinged gilt metal mounts.

Width – 9 cm, 3 1/2”.

Depth – 7 cm, 2 3/4”.

Height – 3.8 cm, 1 1/2”.

Condition – Typical crack to the cover, and minute chips to the rim of the box, but in overall excellent condition. No restoration.

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Philip Carrol Antiques has dated this Bilston Enamel Snuff Box to the 18th Century.

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Bilston enamel box, Staffordshire, c. 1770.
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The large box the cover hand painted with a romanticised rural scene of a shepherd seated before Classical ruins in a river landscape.
Philip Carrol Antiques

He plays his pipe, whilst accompanied by cattle, within a white enamelled scroll panel, upon a lilac ground.

fig 1. A rectangular Georgian enamel snuff box featuring a light blue trellis background, gilt metal mounts, and hand-painted pastoral scenes in central cartouches.
fig 1. Bilston Enamel Snuff Box, Staffordshire, C. 1770.

The sides of the box, similarly decorated with panels of sheep, a pony and a goat.

Having hinged gilt metal mounts.

Width – 9 cm, 3 1/2”.

Depth – 7 cm, 2 3/4”.

Height – 3.8 cm, 1 1/2”.

Condition – Typical crack to the cover, and minute chips to the rim of the box, but in overall excellent condition. No restoration.

Date of Manufacture

Philip Carrol Antiques has dated this Bilston Enamel Snuff Box to the 18th Century.

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Philip Carrol Antiques
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A rectangular Georgian enamel snuff box featuring a light blue trellis background, gilt metal mounts, and hand-painted pastoral scenes in central cartouches.
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Archive I A rectangular Georgian enamel snuff box featuring a light blue trellis background, gilt metal mounts, and hand-painted pastoral scenes in central cartouches.

Bilston Enamel Snuff Box, Staffordshire, C. 1770.

Archive II A rectangular Georgian enamel snuff box featuring a light blue trellis background, gilt metal mounts, and hand-painted pastoral scenes in central cartouches. View II
Archive III A rectangular Georgian enamel snuff box featuring a light blue trellis background, gilt metal mounts, and hand-painted pastoral scenes in central cartouches. View III
Archive IV A rectangular Georgian enamel snuff box featuring a light blue trellis background, gilt metal mounts, and hand-painted pastoral scenes in central cartouches. View IV
Archive V A rectangular Georgian enamel snuff box featuring a light blue trellis background, gilt metal mounts, and hand-painted pastoral scenes in central cartouches. View V
Archive VI A rectangular Georgian enamel snuff box featuring a light blue trellis background, gilt metal mounts, and hand-painted pastoral scenes in central cartouches. View VI
Archive VII A rectangular Georgian enamel snuff box featuring a light blue trellis background, gilt metal mounts, and hand-painted pastoral scenes in central cartouches. View VII
Archive VIII A rectangular Georgian enamel snuff box featuring a light blue trellis background, gilt metal mounts, and hand-painted pastoral scenes in central cartouches. View VIII
Archive IX A rectangular Georgian enamel snuff box featuring a light blue trellis background, gilt metal mounts, and hand-painted pastoral scenes in central cartouches. View IX
Archive X A rectangular Georgian enamel snuff box featuring a light blue trellis background, gilt metal mounts, and hand-painted pastoral scenes in central cartouches. View X
Archive XI A rectangular Georgian enamel snuff box featuring a light blue trellis background, gilt metal mounts, and hand-painted pastoral scenes in central cartouches. View XI
Archive XII A rectangular Georgian enamel snuff box featuring a light blue trellis background, gilt metal mounts, and hand-painted pastoral scenes in central cartouches. View XII
Archive XIII A rectangular Georgian enamel snuff box featuring a light blue trellis background, gilt metal mounts, and hand-painted pastoral scenes in central cartouches. View XIII
Archive XIV A rectangular Georgian enamel snuff box featuring a light blue trellis background, gilt metal mounts, and hand-painted pastoral scenes in central cartouches. View XIV
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A rectangular Georgian enamel snuff box featuring a light blue trellis background, gilt metal mounts, and hand-painted pastoral scenes in central cartouches.
Bilston enamel snuff box, Staffordshire, c. 1770.
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A rectangular Georgian enamel snuff box featuring a light blue trellis background, gilt metal mounts, and hand-painted pastoral scenes in central cartouches.
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Enamel snuff boxes were produced in Bilston and South Staffordshire during the eighteenth century. These small, decorative containers were manufactured to hold powdered tobacco or small patches and were widely collected throughout Georgian England.

These boxes were formed from thin sheets of copper that were coated with opaque white enamel glaze and fired. Decorative designs were painted using enamel pigments, and the boxes were fitted with gilt-metal mounts and hinges.

Authentic period enamels often display subtle hairline cracks or minor chips around the hinge mount due to age and handling. They feature hand-painted decoration, period-correct metalwork mounts, and a copper substrate visible where the enamel has worn.

A small enamel box can be displayed inside a glass-fronted curio cabinet or positioned on a tray atop a console table or mantelpiece. It serves as a subtle accent piece when grouped with other decorative antiques or modern tableware.

Clean the surface gently using a soft, dry microfibre cloth to remove dust. Keep the piece away from water, moisture, and chemical polish, as water can seep beneath the metal mounts and cause oxidisation to the underlying copper.
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