SOLD

Motto on lid reads "As Thou alone has power to please...

"...Love and give thy Lover ease"

Original Mirror Inside

Suggests it was a Patch Box, for adjusting placement of beauty patches, tiny stars or hearts applied for calling attention to a lady's most lovely features

Circa 1790 Courting Token

English enamel on copper miniature, with motto beneath & mirror inside

Side view shows typical 18th century hinge construction

Size : Ht 1-1/4” x L 2” x 1-3/8”

As found condition : good & intact, but with typical wear