{"product_id":"estatefreshaustincom-2475","title":"c1750's Battersea snuff box n","description":"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 tags\nindicating they were last purchased at Sotheby's Parke-Bernet in the 1970's.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving already opened an office in New York, in 1964 Sotheby’s bought\nParke-Bernet, America’s largest fine art auction house.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBattersea boxes developed in the mid 18th century as tiny decorative containers\ncovered with enamel or porcelain and decorated with pleasing designs. Originally\nthe boxes were made of copper covered with white enamel, decorated with\nclassical or scenes or portraits. They evolved over time to become more\nsentimental.\nThe Battersea box got its name from a firm under the tutelage of Sir Stephen\nTheodore Janssen, Once Lord Mayor of London at York House in Battersea. The\nboxes were decorated by transfer printing, which took an impression from an\nengraved plate painted with enamel and printed on to the box which was then hand\npainted and fired. The firm existed only from 1753 to 1756 however other firms\nproducing similar boxes, especially those in the village of Bilston, took up\nthis technique. Battersea became the collective name for all such boxes.\nWith advancements in the pottery industry due to the Industrial Revolution,\nBattersea boxes gradually fell from favour. Allowing small boxes to be produced\nat less cost than the enameled competitors made Battersea boxes decline\nsignificantly by the mid 19th century. They became popular again in the second\nhalf of the 20th century with the development of commemorative boxes produced\nfor such well known firms as Tiffany \u0026amp; Co.","brand":"sale - www.estatefreshaustin.com Estate Fresh Austin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49187570647256,"sku":"12109043442_B128","price":785.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6284\/7960\/files\/c1750s-battersea-snuff-box-nestate-fresh-austin-396381.png?v=1757919206","url":"https:\/\/estatefreshaustin.com\/it\/products\/estatefreshaustincom-2475","provider":"Estate Fresh Austin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}