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What is Battersea enamel?
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Produced in the mid-18th century, Battersea is a type of decorated enamelware created by painting designs over the top of a soft white enamel surface. You can shop a selection of Battersea enamel pieces from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
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Antique English Battersea South Staffordshire Enamel Table Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and rare antique 18th century South Staffordshire or Battersea enamel table snuff box.
The lid has a scene of two noble, young couples in...
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel
18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box - 'Cupid in parkland'
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box, decorated with a couple with Cupid in parkland, the white base with flowers on a gilt diaper ground ...
Category
Antique 18th Century English Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Antique Figural Bird Battersea or Staffordshire Enamel Bonbonniere / Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful, antique figural bird form Battersea or South Staffordshire enamel bonbonniere.
The lid is decorated with a bird on a branch in a lan...
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
South Staffordshire Bilston Georgian Enamel Tricorn Hat Shaped Patch Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and exceptional Georgian English South Staffordshire Bilston enamel patch box ion the form of a tricorn hat and dating from around 1770. The small box has a small round hinged...
Category
Antique 1770s English Georgian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Antique Round 18th Century English Battersea Bilston Pink Enamel Table Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box. A very rare round form!
With a pink ground, floral spray decoration, and gilt bronze mou...
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel
18th Century Bilston Enamel Oval Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Oval Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780, blue-ground, transfer printed and painted with a flautist and a lady singer in a garden.
35mm high x 90mm wide x 65mm...
Category
Antique 18th Century English Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel