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SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY
Details
A GROUP OF ENGLISH ENAMEL SNUFF-BOXES AND A STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMEL ETUI
SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY
Comprising: a documentary Birmingham enamel snuff-box, decorated with the arms of Pope Clement XIII to the cover and with vignettes of putti emblematic of the arts to the sides, black-painted Ford Inv. No. to interior TC-16, a Battersea or Birmingham enamel snuff-box and a cover, decorated with a scene showing the Trojan horse to the cover and a male portrait to the interior cover, the box decorated with vignettes of putti emblematic of the arts, black-painted Ford Inv. No. to interior TC-13, a Staffordshire enamel snuff-box decorated with classical scenes after a Raphael cartoon, black-painted Ford Inv. No. to interior TC-15, a Bilston oval snuff-box and cover, decorated with lovers in a landscape to the cover, black-painted Ford Inv. No. to interior TC-12 and a Staffordshire enamel pink-ground etui and cover, black-painted Ford Inv. No. to interior TC-23
The Birmingham documentary example 3 ¼ in. (8 cm.) wide
SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY
Comprising: a documentary Birmingham enamel snuff-box, decorated with the arms of Pope Clement XIII to the cover and with vignettes of putti emblematic of the arts to the sides, black-painted Ford Inv. No. to interior TC-16, a Battersea or Birmingham enamel snuff-box and a cover, decorated with a scene showing the Trojan horse to the cover and a male portrait to the interior cover, the box decorated with vignettes of putti emblematic of the arts, black-painted Ford Inv. No. to interior TC-13, a Staffordshire enamel snuff-box decorated with classical scenes after a Raphael cartoon, black-painted Ford Inv. No. to interior TC-15, a Bilston oval snuff-box and cover, decorated with lovers in a landscape to the cover, black-painted Ford Inv. No. to interior TC-12 and a Staffordshire enamel pink-ground etui and cover, black-painted Ford Inv. No. to interior TC-23
The Birmingham documentary example 3 ¼ in. (8 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Birmingham enamel example: Lord Ilford of Bury, Sotheby's, London, 9 June 1975, lot 32.
Property from the Estate of Henry Ford II; sold Sotheby's, Turville Grange, 5 December 1988, lot 278.
With Geoffrey Hutchinson, according to paper label.
The Battersea or Birmingham example: Lord Ilford of Bury, Sotheby's, London, 9 June 1975, lot 44.
Property from the Estate of Henry Ford II; sold Sotheby's, Turville Grange, 5 December 1988, lot 279.
The Staffordshire enamel example: Lord Ilford of Bury, Sotheby's, London, 9 June 1975, lot 35.
Property from the Estate of Henry Ford II; sold Sotheby's, Turville Grange, 5 December 1988, lot 281.
With Geoffrey Hutchinson, according to paper label.
The Bilston example: The Hon. Mrs Nellie Ionides; sold Sotheby's, 9 June 1975, lot 121.
Property from the Estate of Henry Ford II; sold Sotheby's, Turville Grange, 5 December 1988, lot 273.
The etui: Property from the Estate of Henry Ford II, Sotheby's,Turville Grange, 5 December 1988, lot 271.
Property from the Estate of Henry Ford II; sold Sotheby's, Turville Grange, 5 December 1988, lot 278.
With Geoffrey Hutchinson, according to paper label.
The Battersea or Birmingham example: Lord Ilford of Bury, Sotheby's, London, 9 June 1975, lot 44.
Property from the Estate of Henry Ford II; sold Sotheby's, Turville Grange, 5 December 1988, lot 279.
The Staffordshire enamel example: Lord Ilford of Bury, Sotheby's, London, 9 June 1975, lot 35.
Property from the Estate of Henry Ford II; sold Sotheby's, Turville Grange, 5 December 1988, lot 281.
With Geoffrey Hutchinson, according to paper label.
The Bilston example: The Hon. Mrs Nellie Ionides; sold Sotheby's, 9 June 1975, lot 121.
Property from the Estate of Henry Ford II; sold Sotheby's, Turville Grange, 5 December 1988, lot 273.
The etui: Property from the Estate of Henry Ford II, Sotheby's,Turville Grange, 5 December 1988, lot 271.
