Two South Staffordshire enamel patch boxes, circa 1800One in the form of a pocket watch with a gilt metal hinge, mount and hanging loop, the dial with moveable hands behind glass, the reverse painted with flowers on a sea-green ground, with white enamel scrolls, 5.2cm long including loop, the other of oval form, the hinged lid inset with a mirror and painted with reversible portraits of a man and woman, inscribed 'One Month before MARRIAGE' and 'One month after MARRIAGE', oak leaves and acorns encircling the base, 5.3cm wide (2)
Two South Staffordshire enamel patch boxes, circa 1800One in the form of a pocket watch with a gilt metal hinge, mount and hanging loop, the dial with moveable hands behind glass, the reverse painted with flowers on a sea-green ground, with white enamel scrolls, 5.2cm long including loop, the other of oval form, the hinged lid inset with a mirror and painted with reversible portraits of a man and woman, inscribed 'One Month before MARRIAGE' and 'One month after MARRIAGE', oak leaves and acorns encircling the base, 5.3cm wide (2)
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