Two late 18th to early 19th Century Bilston type enamel pill or patch boxes, the first decorated to the slightly domed cover with a handpainted scene of Aberystwyth Castle with Aberystwith Castle [sic] above, the base in pale blue and a mirror to the interior, length 4cm, S/D, the second decorated to the cover with a hand painted tree lined path leading to a grand house, painted 'Cheltenham Wells' above, the base in pink with a mirror to the lid, length 4.5cm, S/D. (2)

Condition report
Aberystwith - there are small running hairlines to the base and top cover. The mirror is in tact / whole. Cheltenham - The cover has various cracks and a chip. The base has various hairlines and nibble losses.

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