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Peter Delauney and Giles Loyer worked in partnership from 1789 until 1799 at 17 Crown Street in Soho (A. Grimwade, London Goldsmiths 1697-1837, London, 1976, p. 361) when Loyer is recorded at 21 Denmark Street in Soho, described as goldworker and engine-turner (J. Culme, The Directory of Gold & Silversmiths, Jewellers & Allied Traders 1838-1914, Woodbridge, 1987, Vol. 1, p. 87, footnote 3).
Christie's sold in New York, Property of a European Collector, 24 October 2002, lot 143 "A fine George III gold and blue enamel snuff-box with watch" by Delauney and Loyer dated 1793, the movement signed Joseph Silver.
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Marks clear. Enamel slightly darker than on the images. One light surface scratch on underside. Light abrasion marks on underside.
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