Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

Two small enamel boxes, both of rectangular form with hinged lids, decorated with white enamel, painted floral detail and printed and painted scenes of figures in landscapes, one box containing a small paper note reading ‘This box was given to my mother when a little child, by D. Johnson, 1784, Theo Whalley’, box dimensions 40 x 33 x 26mm. £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Memorabilia relating to family of Thomas Percy, Bishop of Dromore, and Edward Whalley.

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The other box previously contained a similar paper (now lost) noting that this was given by Oliver Goldsmith.