A fine Birmingham enamel 'honeysuckle group' snuff box, circa 1760


Of shallow rectangular form, the cover painted with a portrait of George III as Prince of Wales, flanked by four small floral panels, the slightly waisted sides with more floral panels, the rich blue ground gilt with scrollwork and flowers, the Prince of Wales feathers painted inside the cover, 6.2cm wide
|Illustrated by Bernard and Therle Hughes, English Painted Enamels (1951), p.72, pl.38. Another box from the same series with a portrait of William Pitt is shown at pl.38. The image is taken from a mezzotint by James Macardell after David Lüders, published in 1751