Five English enamel plaques and two boxes, circa 1753-65Five English enamel plaques and two boxes, circa 1753-65Comprising a pair of oval Birmingham plaques, printed in black with lovers in rural landscapes, the gilt metal frames with hanging loops, 12cm wide including frames, a circular Battersea plaque printed in red with Venus and Cupid, delicately hand-coloured, 5.6cm diam, and two oval plaques printed in black with ladies of fashion, probably Liverpool, 9.6cm and 4.2cm high including frames, the two Birmingham snuff boxes also printed in black, 7.8cm and 9.2cm wide (7)ProvenanceBunny and Paul Davies CollectionA box printed with the same scene as that on one of the pair of plaques is illustrated by Egan Mew, Battersea Enamels (1926), fig.49 (top).