£480
Three George III enamel patch boxes, South Staffordshire, late 18th c, transfer printed in sepia and painted with The Crescent Buxton, Pump Rooms and Royal Crescent Bath, the base white with a trailing ribbon or pink, each with mirror to underside of the lid, 47 and 52mm l
Provenance: (Crescent, Buxton) Included in a small collection sold Christie's, South Kensington 27 April 1989, £289; (the other boxes) Sotheby's, 3 June 1992, £402
Both glass mirrors cracked, the steel mirror to the Buxton box rusty, all with typical slight rust and scratches, in our opinion unrestored
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30.6% inc VAT*
