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Rare Enamel Patch Box Hand Painted With Pictorial Of The Royal Crescent A Trifle From Bath Antique Georgian circa 1800

Sonia Cashman

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Antique Turn of the 19th Century Rare Example of an Enamel Decorated Patch Box after Bilston's featuring a hand painted lid bearing the image of  The Royal Crescent in Bath, finished with the legend "A Trifle From Bath" this being an early Tourist Collectible as well as a very Giftable piece, the Royal Crescent in Bath is a row of 30 terraced houses laid out in a sweeping crescent, Designed by the architect John Wood, the Younger, and built between 1767 and 1774, it is among the greatest examples of Surviving Georgian architecture to be found in England.
Manufactured in Brass with body painted in Green Enamel the patch box is in good condition for old age, enamel paint shows light wear including hairlines as to be expected but there are no dings or repairs to the box and the hand painted pictorial and legend to the lid still retain bright colours.
The Box when closed shut measures 5.2 cm x 4.2 cm x 2.5 cm in dimension and would make for a fine addition to any collection of period Patch Boxes as well as an addition to a curio cabinet as a display piece.
The Patch Box dates to around circa 1800.

Weight : 18.6 grams