GEORGIAN SILVER PATCH BOX BY COCKS & BETTRIDGE, BIRMINGHAM CIRCA 1800
Price
SOLDItem Ref
MAI90
Description
This is a wonderful little patch box made by the renowned Birmingham toy maker * Cocks & Bettridge and dates circa 1800. it is of circular form, the pull-off cover bright-engraved with neo-classical key patterns bordersThe back plain. It is partially hallmarked, as was very common in the Georgian era with small items of vertu.
Georgian patch boxes are few and far between, not as readily found as vinaigrettes or snuff boxes, this is a delightful example.
* from the late 18th to early 19th Century, Birmingham was the centre for the making of “toys”: small decorative objects from silver. They were produced in small family businesses and factories throughout Birmingham. They made a range of items including patch boxes, nutmeg graters, buckles, caddy spoons, vinaigrettes, snuff boxes and babies rattles.
Hallmarks:
C&B for Cocks & Bettridge.
Duty Mark.
Lion Passant.
Condition:
Excellent. No dings, no dents.
Dimensions:
Diameter: 2.3cm / 0.6 inches.
Postage UK: £7 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £12 International Signed For.
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Internal Ref: MAI90
Dimensions
Height = 0.3 cm (0")Width = 2.3 cm (1")
Depth = 2.3 cm (1")
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