A Birmingham enamel snuff box

A Birmingham enamel rectangular snuff box, the gilt metal mounted hinged cover printed in dark purple by Robert Hancock with Les Fetes Venitiennes, after Laurent Cars, after Watteau, the sides printed in black with the Prince of Wales encouraging the Arts, and other figures including Neptune and Britannia, the underside with two putti reaping corn, after Ravenet, 3 1/4" wide, circa 1765
Provenance: Sotheby's, 5th December 1955, lot 131
                     Mullens Collection, sold Christie's, 18th March 1987, lot 435

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