A Birmingham or South Staffordshire enamel bonbonnière c.1760-70, naturalistically modelled as the head of a wild boar, the fur finely detailed, with protruding tusks, the hinged lid painted with the portrait of of a lady in a slipping yellow dress, some restoration, 7.6cm. Provenance: from the collection of Dr Venetia Newall. Cf. Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes, p 26 for a similar example.
A Birmingham or South Staffordshire enamel bonbonnière c.1760-70, naturalistically modelled as the head of a wild boar, the fur finely detailed, with protruding tusks, the hinged lid painted with the portrait of of a lady in a slipping yellow dress, some restoration, 7.6cm. Provenance: from the collection of Dr Venetia Newall. Cf. Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes, p 26 for a similar example.
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