English Gold Box Circa 1790

This gold box combines two of the most popular elements of English jewelry of the last quarter of the 18th century:

Highly polished cut steel beads

Blue and white cameos of Wedgwood jasper.

Industrialist Matthew Boulton (1728–1809) of Birmingham, specializing in cut steel articles, is known for collaborating with Josiah Wedgwood (1730–1795) in combining jasper cameos and steel frames to make buttons, watch gussets and châtelaunes. It is likely that this box comes from the Boulton factory.

This box is also mounted in gold.

Matthew Boulton - Josiah Wedgwood

See: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24708