c1750's Battersea snuff box n

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c1750's Battersea snuff box n:
$785.00

c1750's Battersea snuff box. 2.75" wide x 1 3/8" tall. Some overall crazing, no restorations. This and a few more Battersea pieces I'm listing have tagsindicating they were last purchased at Sotheby's Parke-Bernet in the 1970's.

Having already opened an office in New York, in 1964 Sotheby’s boughtParke-Bernet, America’s largest fine art sale house.

Battersea boxes developed in the mid 18th century as tiny decorative containerscovered with enamel or porcelain and decorated with pleasing designs. Originallythe boxes were made of copper covered with white enamel, decorated withclassical or scenes or portraits. They evolved over time to become moresentimental.The Battersea box got its name from a firm under the tutelage of Sir StephenTheodore Janssen, Once Lord Mayor of London at York House in Battersea. Theboxes were decorated by transfer printing, which took an impression from anengraved plate painted with enamel and printed on to the box which was then handpainted and fired. The firm existed only from 1753 to 1756 however other firmsproducing similar boxes, especially those in the village of Bilston, took upthis technique. Battersea became the collective name for all such boxes.With advancements in the pottery industry due to the Industrial Revolution,Battersea boxes gradually fell from favour. Allowing small boxes to be producedat less cost than the enameled competitors made Battersea boxes declinesignificantly by the mid 19th century. They became popular again in the secondhalf of the 20th century with the development of commemorative boxes producedfor such well known firms as Tiffany & Co.
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