snuff box

Summary

Public: A shallow oblong box with concave sides, rounded base, deep mount and a hinged lid, enamel on metal and painted on the middle of the lid with a quay scene with small panels of floral sprays in each corner, the sides have four similar panels of flowers and all are within white scroll borders on a turquoise ground decorated with trellis pattern, stars and dots in white enamel. Private: A shallow oblong box with concave sides, rounded base, deep mount and a hinged lid. Enamel on metal and painted in the middle of the lid with a quay scene of three men beside a river with a column to their left in front of a row of buildings and in the four corners with small panels of floral sprays. The sides are painted with four similar panels of flowers and all are within raised white scroll borders on a turquoise ground decorated with trellis pattern, stars and dots in white enamel.