AN EXTREMELY RARE MID 18TH CENTURY BILSTON EROTIC ENAMEL...
AN EXTREMELY RARE MID 18TH CENTURY BILSTON EROTIC ENAMEL SNUFF BOX CIRCA 1760 of oval form, the lid depicting a gentleman with two birds in his left hand exclaiming 'one bird in the Bush is worth two in the Hand', beside a phallic treestump, a woman's legs appearing from behind a bush, the sides decorated with floral garlands, 7cm wide
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,500
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AN EXTREMELY RARE MID 18TH CENTURY BILSTON EROTIC ENAMEL SNUFF BOX CIRCA 1760 of oval form, the lid depicting a gentleman with two birds in his left hand exclaiming 'one bird in the Bush is worth two in the Hand', beside a phallic treestump, a woman's legs appearing from behind a bush, the sides decorated with floral garlands, 7cm wide
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,500
