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Changes in the design of watches made the movements redundant, but beautifully enamelled watchcases proved useful to box makers for re-use. Here the boxmaker has taken the earlier watchcase and added a lid, rims, and two enamel portraits painted by Zincke, who dominated the enamel portrait market in London from the early 18th century.  The portrait of a woman resembles a portrait of Frances, Lady Carteret by Abraham Seaman (active 1724-53).\r\n\r\nSir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde amassed 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":"A circular-shaped, gold-mounted snuffbox, the base formed from a watchcase, painted on the outside with a profusion of flowers and on the interior with shepherds in a landscape, mounted in gold ropework, with a rim of flowers enamelled in colours on a matted ground. The cover is set on the outside and inside with bust-length portraits of, respectively, a lady and a gentleman, both facing slightly to the left, she in a white dress with a pink shawl, he in a grey wig, brown coat with gold embroidery, white cravat, and pink waistcoat. 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