A mid-18^th century German enamel novelty bonbonniere or snuff box, Berlin circa 1750 probably by Fromery, with Louis XV French silver mounts Pairs 1750-56

in the form of a tricorn hat, white ground enamel with gilt raised decoration, the hinged lid and base with a putto riding a classical dolphin with a ship behind. The silver mounts marked with the discharge for Julien Berthe for small silver.

Length – 6.5 cm / 2.5 inches

“The House of Fromery was founded by the Huguenot goldsmiths, Pierre Fromery, whose son Alexander, perfected a highly desirable individual style of decoration which is instantly distinguishable. It consists of a white enamel ground with gold or silver raised decoration, occasionally interspersed with painted enamel colours …” Susan Benjamin ‘English enamel Boxes from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Centuries’ 1978 pp. 96-97