







Code: 666
Dimensions:
A South Staffordshire,probably Bilston enamel patch box, circa 1770, plainly inscribed on the white lid: “May Love a conquest/Gain oe’r you,/And I will prove/For ever true”. With a flared blue enamel base and a white interior with mirror inset in the lid, and gilt metal mounts.
Measurements:
Width: 4cm (1.6in)
Height: 2.2cm (0.9in)
Depth: 3.2cm (1.3in)
Condition: Very good for age and type. No hairlines or crazing found nor restoration (examined under ultraviolet light). Mirror cracked. Base rim slightly rubbed. Gilding of metal mounts worn but much (unusually) still present.