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A late 19th century Samson enamel snuff or pill box, of circular form, the lid decorated with a painted portrait on a white ground of a lady in a large hat. The body of the box is of white enamel, the sides decorated with floral sprays, the mounts brass. Identified as made by Samson et Cie by the small lug protruding from the hinge to stop the lid opening too far (see reference below).
Measurements:
Diameter: 3.9cm (1.5in)
Height: 2.5cm (1in)
Condition:
General: Good.
Exterior: faint crazing to left of lid. Light scuffs to base. Mount tarnished. Lid snaps closed well.
Interior: Faint (hard to see with naked eye) hairline to the underside of the lid. Small enamel misses to the bottom of the side of the interior
References: For information on identifying Samson enamel boxes, see Benjamin, Susan. English Enamel Boxes From the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Centuries, Pg:107. Macdonald & Co, 1987.
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measurements
Height:
2.5 cm
Diameter:
3.9 cm
measurements
declaration
Lefays has clarified that the 19th-century Samson Enamel Portrait Snuff or Pill Box (LA523790) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being Late 19th century
declaration
condition
condition
General: Good.
Exterior: faint crazing to left of lid. Light scuffs to base. Mount tarnished. Lid snaps closed well.
Interior: Faint (hard to see with the naked eye) hairline to the underside of the lid. Small enamel misses to the bottom of the side of the interior