Bilston enamel etui depicting Lady Fenhoulet C1770

Bilston enamel etui depicting Lady Fenhoulet C1770

Code: E0755

Dimensions:

W: 5cm (2")H: 10.5cm (4.1")D: 2cm (0.8")

£1,150.00 Approx $1523.18, €1352.94
 

Large pale yellow-ground enamel etui with bianco-sopra-bianco decoration heightened in gold leaf.  The front has a central vignette depicting Lady Fenhoulet in a Chinoiserie hat. The top and reverse have white-ground vignettes with hand painted polychrome floral depictions.  The ornately scrolled copper gilt mount hinges open to reveal its contents: folding fruit knife, folding ruler, snuff spoon, scissors, pencil, bodkin, aide memoire and combined steel tweezers and file.  Bilston C1770.

Bilston enamel etui depicting Lady Fenhoulet C1770
Bilston enamel etui depicting Lady Fenhoulet C1770
Bilston enamel etui depicting Lady Fenhoulet C1770