Pouncepot (part of a set)

British, Birmingham, Warwickshire

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The lid of this writing box is decorated with a classical landscape. Although the source of the scene is unknown, such designs were often based on compositions by fashionable French or Italian painters. The inside is fitted with a rectangular compartment for pens, a glass inkwell, and a pounce pot.

Pouncepot (part of a set), Enameled copper; implements of glass, gilt copper, and enameled copper, British, Birmingham, Warwickshire

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Pouncepot (part of a set), Enameled copper; implements of glass, gilt copper, and enameled copper, British, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Pouncepot (part of a set), Enameled copper; implements of glass, gilt copper, and enameled copper, British, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Pouncepot (part of a set), Enameled copper; implements of glass, gilt copper, and enameled copper, British, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Pouncepot (part of a set), Enameled copper; implements of glass, gilt copper, and enameled copper, British, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Pouncepot (part of a set), Enameled copper; implements of glass, gilt copper, and enameled copper, British, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Pouncepot (part of a set), Enameled copper; implements of glass, gilt copper, and enameled copper, British, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Pouncepot (part of a set), Enameled copper; implements of glass, gilt copper, and enameled copper, British, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Pouncepot (part of a set), Enameled copper; implements of glass, gilt copper, and enameled copper, British, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Pouncepot (part of a set), Enameled copper; implements of glass, gilt copper, and enameled copper, British, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Pouncepot (part of a set), Enameled copper; implements of glass, gilt copper, and enameled copper, British, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Pouncepot (part of a set), Enameled copper; implements of glass, gilt copper, and enameled copper, British, Birmingham, Warwickshire

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