A rare South Staffordshire enamel patch box of military interest, early 19th century, the oval form

A rare South Staffordshire enamel patch box of military interest, early 19th century, the oval form printed and coloured with a head and shoulders portrait of Count Matvei Ivanovich Platov, inscribed 'General Platoff', within a white beaded border, raised on a pale blue base, internal mirror fitted, some restoration to the base, 4.7cm.

Provenance: from the estate of the late Barry Lock.

Platov was a Russian general who commanded the Don Cossacks during the Napoleonic Wars. The print is taken from a portrait by Karl Friedrich Schulz.