18th Century Staffordshire Bilston Enamel Floral Snuff Box

Name: 18th Century Staffordshire Bilston Enamel Floral Snuff Box
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA595143
Availability: SoldOut

18th century

Sold by The Fancy Fox

Description

Very pretty round South Staffordshire enamel snuff or pill box with a waisted base in white enamel painted with 3 floral sprays of rose, buttercups and sweet peas in shades of pink, blue and yellow. The hinged lid is decorated with a rich puce pink enamel edge with large floral spray of the same flowers and highlighted around the edge with raised white enamel arabesques and dots.

It measures 5.7cm (2 1/4") wide allowing for the brass mount, 5.2cm (2") across the base, and 2.5cm (1") high. Condition is good with a few small points to note: there is some cracking to the enamel, mainly to the edges of the lid and a few fainter lines in a couple of areas of the base. There has also been a couple of small areas of touching up of the enamel, to the lid to the left of the leaves and in a couple of spots at the edge of the base where it would have experienced some wear. This has all been sympathetically done. The mount has been re-attached to the base.

Physical Dimensions

Height

2.5cm (0.98")

Width

5.7cm (2.24")

Depth

5.2cm (2.05")

Declaration

The Fancy Fox has dated this piece to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA595143

Dealers Internal Reference

FA0636

Dealers Notes

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Description

Very pretty round South Staffordshire enamel snuff or pill box with a waisted base in white enamel painted with 3 floral sprays of rose, buttercups and sweet peas in shades of pink, blue and yellow.

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The hinged lid is decorated with a rich puce pink enamel edge with large floral spray of the same flowers and highlighted around the edge with raised white enamel arabesques and dots.

The Fancy Fox

fig 1. 18th Century Staffordshire Bilston Enamel Floral Snuff Box

It measures 5.7cm (2 1/4") wide allowing for the brass mount, 5.2cm (2") across the base, and 2.5cm (1") high. Condition is good with a few small points to note: there is some cracking to the enamel, mainly to the edges of the lid and a few fainter lines in a couple of areas of the base. There has also been a couple of small areas of touching up of the enamel, to the lid to the left of the leaves and in a couple of spots at the edge of the base where it would have experienced some wear. This has all been sympathetically done. The mount has been re-attached to the base.