Twenty Enameled Copper Trifle Boxes, mostly Bilston, England, 18th century.

Twenty Enameled Copper Trifle Boxes, mostly Bilston, England, 18th century. Assortment includes five round boxes painted yellow, green, and blue, with covers inscribed 'A Lover's Gift', 'A Friend's Gift', 'Remember the Giver', 'Esteem the Giver', and 'Be ever faithful / To your Friend / Honours the Road / To gain your End.'; six oval boxes with molded bases painted blue, pink, and green, the hinged lids inscribed 'A Trifle from York', 'A Present from Odiham', 'A Lovers Gift', 'Remember him who Gives this Trifle', '[Ke]ep this for my sake', and 'Have / Communion with few / Be familiar with one / Deal justly with all / Speak evil of no[ne]'; and nine oval boxes with smooth bases painted blue and pink, the covers inscribed 'A Trifle from Wolverhampton', 'A Trifle from Margate', 'Trifles shew Respect', 'Accept This Trifle', 'The Gift of [A F]riend', 'Look without / and think on me / Look / within my Love / you'll see.', 'On thy sweet Lips / To print a Kiss / Is my dear Girl / The Price of This.', and 'Where Caesar and / Alexander Fought / Brave Nelsons Fleet / new wonders wrought', most with mirror glass lining interior covers, (chips, repairs), largest wd. 1 3/4, dp. 1 5/8, ht. 7/8 in. Footnotes: Note Proceeds to Benefit the Historic Deerfield Museum Collections Fund. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing