A Rare Group of Five George III Period Simulated Satinwood Papier-Mâché Boxes c.1790 antiques having a shaped outline centred

having a shaped outline centred by rococo style shells and scrolls

One of the pilasters has its stylised leaf motif above the mask picked out in green still surviving

The Knox name does not appear on any of the objects that he designed for Liberty

There is a small handful of losses to the veneer as photographed

the group accompanied by with a portrait of Mrs Norris by W Foxley Norris (her father)

A Rare Group of Five George III Period Simulated Satinwood Papier-Mâché Boxes c.1790 antiques having a shaped outline centredOrigin: English or JamaicanPeriod: George IIIProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1790The Largest: 7. 5 wide x 4 deep x 2. 5 highThe Smallest: : 2. 5 wide x 2. 5 deep x 1. 75 highThe beautifully hand decorated papier mch boxes, of various sizes with three being square and two rectangular, each decorated to simulate satinwood with central oval painted medallions of classical female figures to bell flower pendant borders, opening to reveal black lacquer