Eight Enamel Patch Boxes

Description:

Eight Enamel Patch Boxes, England and Austria, mid-18th-19th century, Battersea courtship box with male and female figure, with interior mirror, lg. 2; Battersea "A Present from Hot Wells" box with ship at port, lg. 1 3/4; blue with rose on lid, interior mirror, lg. 2; purple harlequin and floral, lg. 2 3/8; roosters on pink ground, lg. 2 1/8; round two ships at port with figures, dia. 2 1/2; oval crucifixion, lg. 1 7/8; "A Friend's Gift" white and green oval, interior mirror, lg. 1 1/2 in.
Estimate $500-700

Losses to enamel on base of "A Friend's Gift," possible restoration of enamel on "Hot Wells" box, minor losses and cracking to enamel overall consistent with age and use.


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