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They were the daughters of Sir Robert Furnese, 2nd Baronet of Waldeshare, Kent.  Enamel portraits were often commissioned for such a purpose, and it is known that Zincke, the most successful enamel painter of his time, produced other groups of portraits which he linked in boxes like this one.\r\n\r\nIn the 17th century, new techniques of painting enamels allowed delicate portraits resembling tiny oil paintings to be created. These enamel miniatures were first fashionable in continental Europe, but were particularly in vogue in Britain from the 1720s to 1760s. Enamel portraits performed a wide variety of functions. They were often given as diplomatic gifts or awarded to recognise official service. Some celebrated historical figures, while others commemorated a marriage, or departed loved one. Sitters often commissioned enamel copies alongside an original portrait in oils, in order to have a more intimate and portable version in a robust material. Enamels could also be set into jewellery or extravagant boxes so that they could be worn or carried. Larger enamels were often displayed in elaborate frames.\r\n\r\nSir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes.  Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.","physicalDescription":"Cartouche-shaped gold snuffbox, the cover set with an enamel miniature, under glass, of Selina Furnese, later Lady Dering, facing three quarters to the left, wearing a blue dress with white petticoat, within a border chased with shells, scrolls and foliage. The walls are chased with nymphs and putti riding dolphins among reeds, scrolls and shells. 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Christie's, London, lot 39, 13/07/1994.  S. J. Phillips, London.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Cartouche-shaped gold snuffbox, the cover set with an enamel miniature, under glass, of Selina Furnese, later Lady Dering, facing three quarters to the left, wearing a blue dress with white petticoat, within a border chased with shells, scrolls and foliage. The walls are chased with nymphs and putti riding dolphins among reeds, scrolls and shells. The interior of the lid is set with a further enamel miniature of Catherine, Lady Rockingham, later Lady Guilford, facing three quarters to the left, wearing a green dress with white petticoat.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Truman, Charles.<u>The Gilbert collection of gold boxes, volume II</u>, London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd., 1999, cat. no. 35, p. 59.  ISBN.0856675210"},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Coffin, Sarah and Bodo Hofstetter. <u>Portrait Miniatures in Enamel</u>. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd. in association with the Gilbert Collection, 2000. 168 p., ill. Cat. no. 73, p. 120. ISBN 0856675334."}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[{"text":"Dering, Selina (Lady)","id":"N10609"},{"text":"Guilford, Katherine (Lady)","id":"N10610"}],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"putti","id":"AAT250465"},{"text":"scrolls","id":"AAT10094"},{"text":"nymphs","id":"x31461"},{"text":"dolphins","id":"AAT7937"},{"text":"shells","id":"x30562"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"2, 3. 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