A transfer-printed snuff box, Battersea/Birmingham, circa 1755 rectangular, the lid with the arms

A transfer-printed snuff box, Battersea/Birmingham, circa 1755 rectangular, the lid with the arms of the Anti-Gallican Society, the interior with a profile of George II, in the Antique manner, engraved by Simon-Francois Ravenet, after the medal by John Sigismund Tanner, the sides and base with printed brown shell and diaper motif 8.5cm, 3.25;in Provenance Lord Ilford of Bury, sale, Sotheby's London, 9 June 1975, lot 39 The Anti-Gallican Society was instituted in 1745 in order 'to oppose the insiduous arts of the French Nation', that is, to discourage the importation and consumption of French produce and manufactures. Stephen Theodore Janssen, the owner and founder of the Battersea enamel factory at York House was one of the SocietyÕs Grand Presidents.. Dr Watney, ÔPetitions for Patents É.Õ, E.C.C. Transactions, 1966, cites this box among group A6 of the printed brown diaper and shell type of transfer-printed boxes with Birmingham and Battersea connections. He illustrates the two Anti-Gallican designs, p .86, a and b..