SIX ENAMEL BOXES.18th century. Including Staffordshire "Trifle" patch box, two Bilston patch boxes, one other patch box, probably Bilston; English bird-form box, larger Continental box - 3 1/4 in. long, largest. Estimate $400-600
PROVENANCE: Bird-form box purchased D. M. & P. Manheim, New York City
Trifle patch box: lid with hairline crack at rim; body with crazing, hairlines and repair at rim; interior with tiny cracks, mirror with two tiny chips at edge.
Bilston boxes: one (motto) with cracks to lid, mirror with two cracks; one (transfer design) with area of small cracks to lid, mirror with single crack.
Mourning box: small cracks to lid, repair to base
Bird box: repair to area near base, interior with cracks, lid with repair
Large box: cracks to interior and exterior throughout, loss of enamel at base
