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On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91 to 93 mezzanine, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Box

1750-1756 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Brice Fisher was a Member of Parliament, cloth merchant and military supplier, and a horse-racing associate of the Marquis of Granby, a distinguished soldier.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Enamelled gold
Brief description
Gold box with enamel paintings of figures in landscapes, signed 'Le Sueur' inscribed 'John, Marquis of Granby to Brice Fisher Esq., 1764.' maker's mark for Jean Ducrollay, Paris, 1750-56
Physical description
Gold box with enamel paintings of figures in landscapes, signed 'Le Sueur'. A miniature inside the lid is surrounded by the inscription 'John, Marquis of Granby to Brice Fisher Esq., 1764'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4cm
  • Width: 8.2cm
  • Depth: 6.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'John, Marquis of Granby to Brice Fisher Esq., 1764.' (Engraved around miniature mounted inside lid.)
  • mark (Maker's mark for Jean Ducrollay)
  • marks (Paris marks for 1750-56, 1750-51, 1756-62 and 1762-68)
  • signed 'Le Sueur' (Enameller's signature)
Credit line
Bequeathed by John Jones
Object history
ex Jones Collection
Subjects depicted
Summary
Brice Fisher was a Member of Parliament, cloth merchant and military supplier, and a horse-racing associate of the Marquis of Granby, a distinguished soldier.
Collection
Accession number
910-1882

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Record createdJune 9, 2005
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