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A GEORGE III GOLD AND ENAMEL TABLE-NECESSAIRE WITH WATCH MOVEMENT AND CONCEALED EROTIC SCENE
BY JAMES COX LONDON, CIRCA 1770
Rectangular casket, decorated on all sides with cartouche shape sablé panels chased and enamelled with pointers, springer spaniels, pheasants, cranes, ducks, hares, exotic birds, foliage and flowers in landscapes and in between with sprays of flowers, all in white, pink, blue and green hues, with borders of interweaving ribbons, the inside of the cover fitted with a watch, the verge movement signed Jas. Cox London 1000, the white enamel face with roman numerals, the bezel chased with interlaced ribbons, the necessaire consisting of four gold-mounted perfume flasks with gold stoppers and five various implements, the cover with a secret compartment painted on wood with a doctor inspecting a lady with a magnifying-glass in a pharmacy, also set with a mirror; in a later red leather case stamped 'Harvey & Gore, 4 Burlington Gardens, London, W1'
3 1/4 in. (82 mm.) long
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 10 May 1983, lot 87.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 28 April 1992, lot 120.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.