Casket with tea canisters and sugar box

Dateca. 1765

MediumEnamel and gilt metal

DimensionsOH: 3 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1981-211,4

DescriptionRectangular white enamel sugar box painted with hovering insects and posies of delicately coloring flowers, including moss roses, peonies, lilies, and irises. Hinged lid with gilt metal mounts.
Label TextGold-colored flecks within the glass matrix that enliven this casket imitate the appearance of aventurine quartz. The two tea canisters and the sugar box are also impersonators: their simple metal mounts reveal that they are made of enamel.
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ProvenanceVenner's Antiques, London