SB473: An artist painted fully fitted  papier mâchè sewing box of curvilinear form by Jennens and Bettridge, the inside with silk covered lift out tray with supplementary lids in velvet and retaining its original sewing tools in silver and a set of six  turned and carved mother of pearl spools. The painting depicts a life like peacock  in a classical garden complete with statuary and a profusion of flowers.  To increase the lumessence the painter has used a ground of bronze and gold. Circa 1840. 
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