λ A portrait miniature, gold, enamel and pearl snuff box

λ A portrait miniature, gold, enamel and pearl snuff box, late 18th/early 19th century, the miniature circle of Richard Cosway, of oval outline, set with a glazed ivory miniature portrait, possibly of a young George IV when Prince of Wales, to a sunburst ground in deep blue guilloché enamel bordered with white and gold enamel and half pearls, the side with similar panels between enamelled urns, accented with gold, green and white enamel decoration, measuring 8.6 x 6.2 x 2.8cm, box apparently unmarked, the interior of the lid with a glazed compartment containing a lock of hair, portrait and hair compartment possibly later added, gross weight 147.9 grams, fitted case stamped Garrard & Co.

Cf.: Royal Collection Trust, accesison nos. RCIN 605164 and RCIN 605140 for similar images of the future George IV after Richard Cosway (1742-1821), from miniatures commissioned in the period spanning 1781-86