Bilston enamel etui with portrait of Mrs Brooks C1770

Bilston enamel etui with portrait of Mrs Brooks C1770

Code: E0328

Dimensions:

W: 3.7cm (1.5")H: 9.5cm (3.7")D: 1.5cm (0.6")

£1,700.00 Approx $2251.66, €2000
 

Unusual green/blue enamel-ground etui decorated with floral vignettes on the lid, reverse and top.  The centre has a hand-coloured portait of a pretty lady, probably the reknowned actress of the period, Mrs Brooks, in a blue hat and cloak with orange dress and bow around her neck.  The decorative copper-gilt mount hinges open to reveal its contents: gilded folding fruit knife, pencil, combined ear scoop and toothpic, scissors, ivory note pad, steel tweezers and scoop and bodkin.  Bilston C1770. 

Bilston enamel etui with portrait of Mrs Brooks C1770
Bilston enamel etui with portrait of Mrs Brooks C1770
Bilston enamel etui with portrait of Mrs Brooks C1770
Bilston enamel etui with portrait of Mrs Brooks C1770
Bilston enamel etui with portrait of Mrs Brooks C1770
Bilston enamel etui with portrait of Mrs Brooks C1770