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A William IV antique sterling silver snuff box, Birmingham 1835 by Edwin Jones
Of rectangular form, the flush-hinged lid with shaped thumbpiece and with initials F JM in Gothic script, with bright-engraved decoration and scroll embellished bombé sides, with gilt interior, marked with town mark, maker's mark and date letter inside, the underside of lid marked with Duty mark, maker's mark and lion passant.
Length-7.5 cm / 2.9 inches
Weight-62 grams / 1.9 ozt
£120-160
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A George IV antique sterling silver presentation snuff box, Birmingham 1822 by Thomas Shaw/Smith/Simpson
Of rectangular form, with cavetto lid and flush hinge and cast foliate thumbpiece. Reeded decoration throughout with borders of cast foliate scrolls. The lid with inscription 'To the RevD David Lamont
By -?- Carson &' the rest of inscription decipherable. Gilt interior, fully marked to base and inside lid.
Length-8 cm / 3.1 inches
Weight - 100 grams / 3.22 ozt
£120-160
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A Victorian antique sterling silver snuff box, Birmingham 1868, by Hilliard & Thomason
Of shaped-rectangular form with waisted sides, the lid with flush hinge and scroll thumbpiece, engraved decoration of interlaced strap scroll work. The lid with central cartouche with initials RSC in a gothic script, a crest of a boar's head, and the motto "Reddens laudes domino". Gilt interior, marked to the base and lid interior.
Length-8.6 cm / 3.4 inches
Weight-113 grams / 3.6 ozt
£200-300
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A George V antique sterling silver snuff box, Birmingham 1928 by George Randle
Of shaped-rectangular form, the hinged lid with plain thumbpiece, bright-engraved with foliate scrolls, with gilt interior. Fully marked to the base and part marked to the lid.
Length-5.7 cm / 2.2 inches
Weight-46 grams / 1.4 ozt
£80-120
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A Victorian antique sterling silver snuff box, Birmingham 1838 by Nathaniel Mills
Of rectangular form with rounded corners, the lid with flush hinge and cavetto edge bordered with cast foliate scrolls and foliate scroll thumbpiece. Reeded decoration base and sides. The lid inscribed in gothic script 'David Bennie'. Gilt interior, marked to base and lid interior.
Length-7.8 cm / 3 inches
Weight-104 grams / 3.4 ozt
£200-300
There was a David Bennie (1844 -1922) of the Glasgow shipping firm Steel & Bennie Ltd, where a David joined the company on 24th December 1862.
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A George III antique sterling silver snuff box, London 1804 by William Parker
Of oblong form with rounded ends, the inset lid with concealed hinge and simple thumbpiece. Decorated throughout with spiral and diamond engine turning. Gilt interior with an engraved crest of a dexter hand holding a garland of laurel below the motto 'spem successus alit' all above initials C R in flourished cursive script. Fully marked to base and part marked to lid.
Length-8 cm / 3.25 inches
Weight-95 grams / 3.05 ozt
£200-300
The crest and motto is that of Clan Ross, of Balnagown Castle, Scotland
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A George III antique sterling silver gilt snuff box, London 1805 by William Ellerby or William Edwards
Of oblong rectangular form, the lid with concealed hinge and simple thumbpiece. Decorated throughout with engraved seaweed design. Fully marked to the base and part marked to the lid.
Length-8.25 cm / 3.25 inches
Weight-50 grams / 1.61 ozt
£120-160
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A George III antique sterling silver snuff box, London 1813 by John & Henry Lias
Of elongated oval form, the lid with flush hinge and cast decoration of a tavern scene in 'Tenier's' style. Decorated throughout with basket-weave engine turning. Fully marked to base and part-marked to lid interior.
Length-9.7 cm / 3.75 inches
Weight-117 grams / 3.76 ozt
£200-300
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A George IV antique sterling silver snuff box, London 1821 by Charles Rawlings
Of rectangular form, the lid with flush hinge and floral thumbpiece, with engine-turned decoration and foliate scroll border, the centre engraved with a depiction of a three-masted sail ship crest. Gilt interior, fully marked to the base and part-marked to the lid interior.
Length-8 cm / 3.1 inches
Weight-107 grams / 3.4 ozt
£250-350
The crest is possibly that of the Edmunds family.
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A Victorian antique sterling silver snuff box, Birmingham 1863 by Hilliard & Thomason
Of elongated oval form with waisted sides, the hinged lid with scroll thumbpiece, decorated throughout with engraved with foliate scrolls, the lid with central vacant cartouche, with gilt interior, the inside marked with maker's mark, town mark and date letter, the underside of lid marked with maker's mark, Duty mark and lion passant.
Length-8.7 cm / 3.4 inches
Weight-104 grams / 3.34 ozt
£200-300
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A William IV antique sterling silver snuff box, Birmingham 1830 by Edward Smith
Of oblong form, the lid with flush hinge, cast foliate scroll border with hunt scene relief thumbpiece formed as a hound and two pheasants. Reeded sides with basket-weave engine turned decoration to lid and base, gilt interior. Marked to the base and lid.
Length-9.25 cm / 3.6 inches
Weight-113 grams / 3.63 ozt
£400-600
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A William IV antique sterling silver presentation snuff box, Birmingham 1835 by Nathaniel Mills
Of rectangular form with bombe sides, the lid with flush hinge. Decorated throughout with cast foliate scroll work, the underside with lace engine turning. The top plain top surrounded by a cast foliate frame inscribed with presentation inscription reading 'Presented to P. E. Singer Esqe, As a small token of sincere affection by his nephew Captt Keating'. Gilt interior, marked to the base and lid.
Length-7 cm / 2.75 inches
Weight-81 grams / 2.6 ozt
£300-500
Paulus (A)emilius Singer Esq. is listed as a barrister in Temple Street, Dublin and also was at one time a senior governor of the Westmoreland Lock Hospital
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A Victorian antique sterling presentation silver snuff box, Birmingham 1844 by Nathaniel Mills
Of oblong form, the lid with flush hinge, and scroll thumbpiece. Decorated throughout with engraved foliate scroll work. The lid with inscription 'To P. J. Skerrett, Esq. M.D., as a mark of respect from T.W' Gilt interior. Marked to the lid and base.
Length-9.75 cm / 3.9 inches
Weight-129 grams / 4.15 ozt
£300-500
A Patrick Skerrett Esq. of Cross Street, is listed as the Chairman of the Town Commissioners of Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland.
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Kent Interest-A Victorian antique sterling silver snuff box, Birmingham 1837 by Francis Clark
Of rectangular form with rounded corners, the lid with flush hinge bordered with raised foliate scroll rim and a foliate scroll thumbpiece. Decorated with basket-weave engine turning to base and lid and reeded sides. The lid engraved "HG Vinten, Ramsgate" in a rectangular cartouche. Gilt interior, marked to base and lid interior.
Length-8.2 cm / 3.2 inches
Weight-105 grams / 3.3 ozt
£200-300
The auctioneering partnership of Friend & Vinten was established in 1838 in Ramsgate by George Friend and Issac Vinten. The company continued under Isaac's son, Henry George Vinten (1843-1909) who had been made a partner in the firm in 1869. Henry lived at Elmside (9 North Avenue). He was a prominent member of the Kent Archaeological Society and contributed to a number of papers.
In 1866, he married Emily Lucy Kelsey (1841- 1926), daughter of Charles Vye Kelsey. When Henry suffered a fatal heart attack at Elmside on Friday 7th May 1909, and was buried in Ramsgate Cemetery, he left £38,300 7s. 4d. The wealth that had resulted from continually adapting to changing circumstances and effectively creating a new profession, typified the aspirations of the age. (Source Ramsgate Matters, Official Website of the Ramsgate Society)
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A Victorian antique sterling silver 'castle-top' snuff box, Birmingham 1849 by Nathaniel Mills
Of rectangular form with waisted sides the lid with flush hinge, with trailing vine thumbpiece and border. The centre engraved with a street scene, possibly of University College, Oxford. The base and sides with basket-weave engine turning. Gilt interior, marked to the base and lid interior.
Length-9 cm / 3.5 inches
Weight-159 grams / 5.1 ozt
£400-600
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A Victorian antique sterling silver 'castle-top' snuff box, Birmingham 1850 by Nathaniel Mills
Of rectangular form with rounded corners with gently waisted sides, the lid with flush hinge and foilate scroll thumbpiece, engraved with a view of the West Front of Bristol Cathedral (possibly), all against foliate scrolls. Gilt interior, part marked inside and to the underside of the lid.
Length-8.5 cm / 3.3 inches
Weight-112 grams / 3.6 ozt
£400-600
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A George III antique sterling silver gilt 'castle-top' snuff box, London 1818, maker's mark obscured
Of rectangular form with rounded corners, the lid with flush hinge and cast trailing vine border surrounding a high relief scene of the East Terrace of Windsor Castle. The edges and base with basket weave engine turned decoration. Fully marked to the base, and part marked to the lid.
Length-8.2 cm / 3.25 inches
Weight-156 grams / 5.02 ozt
£700-900
This is the rarer view of Windsor Castle, the more frequently encountered example being the view from the Thames
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An Edward VIII 9 carat gold snuff box, London 1937, by W H Manton Ltd
Of square form with engine-turned decoration and foliate thumbpiece.
Length-5.9 cm / 2.3 inches
Weight-62 grams / 1.9 ozt
£300-500
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A George V 9 carat gold compact, Birmingham 1920, by Charles S Green & Co Ltd
Of rectangular form with rounded corner, opening to reveal a powder compartment and a mirror.
Length-8 cm / 3.1 inches
Weight including mirror-76 grams / 2.44 ozt
£500-700
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A George V 9 carat gold cigarette case, Birmingham 1919, by Deakin & Francis Ltd
Of curved rectangular form with rounded corners, the outside with engine-turned decoration and engraved with the initials VASB, the inside engraved with an inscription.
Length-11 cm / 4.3 inches
Weight-114 grams / 3.66 ozt
£700-900
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A George V 9 carat gold cigarette box, Birmingham 1927, by Payton, Pepper & Sons Ltd
Of rectangular form with rounded corners, with checkerboard engine-turned decoration and engraved with the initials S.G.L.
Length-9 cm / 3.5 inches
Weight-87 grams / 2.8 ozt
£600-800
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A George V 9 carat gold vesta case, London 1929, by Asprey
Of rectangular form, with engine-turned decoration, with slide to open mechanism, the inside engraved with an inscription dated 1929.
Length-6 cm / 2.3 inches
Weight-53 grams / 1.7 ozt
£300-400
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A George V 9 carat gold vesta case, London circa 1920, by Asprey
Of rectangular form, with engine-turned decoration, applied with a vacant rectangular reserve, with slide to open mechanism.
Length-5.4 cm / 2.1 inches
Weight-47 grams / 1.5 ozt
£300-400
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A George V 9 carat gold cigarette case, Birmingham 1917, by Carrington & Co
Of curved rectangular form with engine-turned decoration, the inside engraved with an inscription.
Length-8 cm / 3.1 inches
Weight-63 grams / 2 ozt
£400-600
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A George V 9 carat gold cigarette case, London 1923, by Asprey
Of rectangular form with rounded corners and engine-turned decoration, with slide to open mechanism.
Length-8.5 cm / 3.3 inches
Weight-74 grams / 2.3 ozt
£500-700
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A George V 9 carat gold cigarette case, Birmingham 1932, maker's mark K & L in a lozenge
Of square form with canted corners, with engine-turned decoration, two corners decorated with an Art Deco geometrical motif.
Length-7.7 cm / 3 inches
Weight-95 grams / 3 ozt
£600-800
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A George V 9 carat gold cigarette case, London 1926, by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd
Of rectangular form with rounded corners, with engine-turned decoration and greek key rim.
Length-8.5 cm / 3.4 inches
Weight-83 grams / 2.6 inches
£500-700
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A George V 9 carat gold cigarette case, London 1928, maker's mark T F & Co
Of rectangular form with engine-turned decoration and sloped greek key rim, with slide to open mechanism, the interior engraved with an inscription dated 1996, each side fully marked.
Length-10.5 cm / 4.1 inches
Weight-144 grams / 4.6 ozt
£800-1200
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A large Victorian antique sterling silver table snuff box, London 1866 by Edward & John Barnard
Of rectangular form with, the lid with central cast coat of arms against a scallop shell with motto 'Spes Super Sydera', bordered in a cast foliate rim. Decorated with basket-weave engine turning throughout. Gilt interior, fully marked to the outside base and part marked to the lid.
Length-15 cm / 5.9 inches
Weight-589 grams / 18.94 ozt
£1500-2000
The crest and motto is of Hull Trinity House, Yorkshire
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A George V antique sterling silver gilt and enamel cigarette case, Import marks for London 1928 by Stockwell & Co
Of rectangular form, the lid with stand away hinge, shaped thumbpiece and central oval enamel panel depicting a shepherd and shepherdess with their flock in a scenic landscape, engraved decoration surrounding edged in opaque white enamel and translucent blue guilloche enamel. The edges with translucent blue guilloche enamel interspaced with opaque white enamel. The underside with oval translucent blue guilloche enamel centred by an engraved an opaque black enamel diamond, elsewhere similarly decorated as the lid. Fully marked to the base flange and part-marked to the lid interior.
Length-7.75 cm / 3.1 inches
Weight-113 grams / 3.63 ozt
£400-600
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A late 19th century Austrian 900 standard silver and enamel cigarette case, Vienna circa 1880, maker's mark WR or WB
Of rectangular form with canted corners, with white guilloche enamel surface, the centre pierced and engraved with scrolls, the corners with flower heads on a black enamel background, gilt interior.
Length-8.6 cm / 3.4 inches
£100-150
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A George V 9 carat gold compact, London 1935, by Carrington & Co
Of square form, with engine-turned decoration and the sides and thumbpiece inset with lapis lazuli plaques.
Length-6.5 cm / 2.5 inches
Total weight-91 grams / 2.9 ozt
£450-550
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An Elizabeth II 9 carat gold snuff box, London 1955, by Ramsden & Roed
Of rectangular form, with engine-turned decoration and plain thumbpiece, the inside engraved with the initials D.L.A.
Length-7.5 cm / 2.9 inches
Weight-66 grams / 2.12 ozt
£450-550
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An early 20th century German 14 carat gold snuff box, Hanau circa 1910 by C.M. Weishaupt Sohne
Of rectangular form with rounded ends, with engine-turned decoration and plain thumbpiece, the inside of the lid engraved with initials. Marked to inside base and lid with incuse CMWS and Hanau city mark and 14. Also stamped 2794 to flange
Length-9 cm / 3.5 inches
Weight-57 grams / 1.8 ozt
£1000-1500
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An early 20th century French gilt copper minaudière, circa 1920
Of rectangular form, with engine-turned decoration, foliate bands near the rims, one side inset with green, red and white paste initials, with chain attachment and paste buttons, opening to reveal a mirror and three compartments.
Length-8.5 cm / 3.3 inches
Weight-161 grams / 5.2 ozt
£100-150
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A late 19th century American unmarked gold-mounted Book of Common Prayer, circa 1893, the book published in New York in 1892
Decorated with checkered pattern, the spine applied with "Common prayer" in silver and engraved with initials, the clasp engraved 1893.
Height-12.7 cm / 5 inches
£2000-3000
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A George V 9 carat gold vesta case, Birmingham 1909, by Horace Woodward & Co Ltd
Of conventional form with engine-turned decoration and vacant central medallion.
Height-4.5 cm / 1.7 inches
Weight-22 grams / 0.7 ozt
£150-250
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An early 20th century 14 carat gold cigarette case, circa 1920
Of lobed rectangular plain form, the top set with rubies and diamonds (some now lacking), also with a collet set cabochon cut sapphire press release clasp. Stamped 585 to both lid and base interior.
Length-9.5 cm / 3.75 inches
Weight-73 gram / 2.35 ozt
£700-900
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A mid-18th century tortoiseshell with silver and vari-coloured gold inlay snuff box, French or English circa 1760
Of oblong form, with inlay figures of parrots and flowers.
Length-9 cm / 3.5 inches λ
£100-150
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A Louis XVI French unmarked gold mounted blonde tortoiseshell snuff box, Paris circa 1780
Of circular form, the gold mounts formed as flowerhead and ellipse border. The lid centrally inset with an oval enamel plaque held with a rope twist border depicting a scene of siege with two maidens consoling each other with a classical ship approaching.
Diameter-6.2 cm / 2.5 inches
Weight-50 grams / 1.61 ozt λ
£1000-1500
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A Louis XV/XVI French gold mounted vernis martin and tortoiseshell snuff box, possibly Marseilles or Grasse circa 1770
Marked to the rim with an obscured markers mark and a fleur-de-lis mark possibly the discharge mark for Marseilles or Grasse. Of circular form with vernis martin banded panels. The lid with an inset plaque of a gilt figure in a glazed compartment, surrounded by an ornate ribbon border. Gold mounts and tortoiseshell lining. Marked to the rim and underside.
Diameter 5.25 cm / 2.1 inches
Weight-36 grams / 1.16 ozt λ
£400-600
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A Louis XVI French gold mounted tortoiseshell snuff box,
circa 1780
Of circular form, the lid with an inset miniature painting of country house with two figures in the foreground, against a lake with sailing boats and a mountain scape, gouache on card, glazed with rope twist gold mounts. The tortoiseshell body decorated with inlaid gold pique work of repeating dots. Marked to the base flange with obscured French gold marks.
Diameter-8.2 cm / 3.25 inches
Weight-94 grams / 3.02 ozt λ
£1500-2000
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An early 18th century English tortoiseshell and unmarked gold snuff box, circa 1720-30
Of rectangular form, with twin stand-away pinned hinge, the lid with a gold inlaid panel of tortoiseshell showing a hunting scene of two riders on horseback with hounds in pursuit, boarded in gold.
Length-8 cm / 3.1 inches
Weight-56 grams / 1.8 ozt λ
£1500-2500
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An early 19th century tortoiseshell and gold portrait snuff box, Paris 1819-38 by J L
Struck with the Paris guarantee, 750/1000 Paris standard mark of 1819-38 later struck with a Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold. Of circular form with tortoiseshell exterior, the lid inset with an earlier continental portrait miniature of a gentleman in oval gold mount, possibly Swiss circa 1750. Gold lined, marked throughout.
Diameter-7 cm / 2.75 inches
Weight-62 grams / 2 ozt λ
£2000-3000
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A Louis XVI French gold mounted oriental lacquer, tortoiseshell and lacquer snuff box, Paris 1777 by Jean Troubat
Struck with the charge and discharge for Jean-Baptiste Fouache, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold. Of oval form with panels of lacquer imitating goldstone, the lid with inset oval panel of black lacquer decorated in gold lacquer with peonies. The mounts of gold bands, tortoiseshell interior. Marked to the lid hinge and external mounts.
Length-7.1 cm / 2.8 inches
Weight-57 grams / 1.83 ozt λ
£3000-5000
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A mid-19th century French guilloche enamel and unmarked gold patch box, circa 1840
Of oblong form, the central section with enamelled relief initials in monogram within a reserve of polished gold and white fillets all against a ground of translucent blue enamel, edged with opaque pale blue enamel and engraved chevrons all between white enamel fillets and polished gold frames. The underside similarly decorated. Interior not present, apparently unmarked.
Length-8.6 cm / 3.4 inches
Weight-45 grams / 1.45 ozt
£300-500
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A Louis XVI French vari-coloured gold and hair work medallion, Paris 1776 by Jean Edme Julliot
Formerly mounted as a bracelet plaque, the rim embellished with a leaf garland and a flower garland, the glass panel covering locks of hair woven into a lattice pattern, with later ring and bracelet attachment.
Length-4.7 cm / 1.8 inches
£300-500
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A George II gilt metal mounted mochastone agate snuff box, English circa 1740-60
Of circular form, the lid with stand away hinge and plain shaped thumbpieces. The lid with chased decoration of rocaille shells and flower heads and central inset panel of agate. The body with agate panels mount en cage.
Diameter-6 cm / 2.3 inches
Weight-59 grams / 1.9 ozt
£400-600
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A George IV unmarked gold mounted agate snuff box, English circa 1820-30
Of oval form, the lid with stand away hinge and engraved inset thumbpiece. The lid and body of brown agate.
Length-9 cm / 3.6 inches
Weight- 120 grams / 3.86 ozt
£1200-1600
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A very rare early 18th century English unmarked silver reveal snuff box, circa 1720-30
of oval form with stand-away hinge and plain thumbpiece, the lid with chased decoration of hounds recumbent in a shaped broken circular reserve, the surround with a bird and a rabbit against foliate scrolls and panels of trelliswork. The interior lid with a painted ivory miniature of a lady in red attire holding a mask to her face, with lever action to reveal face, glazed. Gilt interior the base with contemporary initials I G.
Length-8 cm / 3.1 inches
Weight-91 grams / 2.93 ozt
£2000-3000
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