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A GEORGE II / III IRISH SILVER SNUFF BOX oval with internal dividers and six compartments, the slightly domed cover with an engraved crest and coat of arms with a rococo cartouche, the base initialled "EB", maker's mark only struck five times, by Benjamin Stokes, Dublin c.1760; 3" (7.6 cms) long; 3.45 oz £500-600 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III LARGE IRISH SILVER FREEDOM BOX plain circular with a pull-off cover, engraved with the Arms of the City of Dublin on a shield propped up against a blasted tree on a cushion, with the sword of State and a mace, the base inscribed "The Freedom of the Corporation of Dublin Granted this year of our Lord 1784. RICHARD WARD watchmaker Native of this TOWN. In Testimony of his Honourable and Upright Conduct", by Thomas Jones, Dublin c.1784 (no date letter); 4.1" (10.5 cms) diameter; 7.2 oz £2000-2500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III SILVER & GOLD MOUNTED REGIMENTAL SNUFF BOX of rectangular form with rounded corners and a slightly domed base and cover, engraved with a trophy of arms and set with an oval, rose-gold plaque inscribed "The gift of 5th Battalion Compy, 1st Reg. Aberdeen Volunteers to Captain Thomas Burnett as a mark of their esteem", the base with a wriggle pattern with cross-hatching, gilt interior, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1804; 2.75" (7 cms) long; 2.9 oz £700-900 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*N.B. This box has a hallmarking anomaly, it is struck with two duty marks (of different sizes) not be to confused with the double duty mark that was struck only in 1797.
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A WILLIAM IV SILVER SNUFF BOX rectangular with engine-turned decoration, the cover inset with a mother of pearl panel, engraved with a portrait of Charles I in profile between an axe and a broken sceptre; clouds and a hand from heaven holding a crown above; the scales of justice, a broken crown, a sword and the book of Common Prayer, gilt interior, by C. Rawlings & W. Summers, London 1833; 2.75" (7 cms) long £400-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A QUEEN ANNE SILVER, OVAL SNUFF BOX with a portrait of Queen Anne in low relief on the cover against a matt ground, the base inset with a tortoiseshell panel, gilt interior and "stand-away" hinge, unmarked c.1705; 3.1" (7.8 cms) long; 2.75 oz gross £600-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE I SILVER OVAL TOBACCO BOX with plain moulded borders, the pull-off cover inset with a cast portrait medallion of King Charles I, in profile, after John Obrisset, the base engraved with two crests, by James Seabrook, London 1717; 3.7" (9.3 cms) long; 4.1 oz £500-700 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A QUEEN ANNE SILVER MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX rectangular with concaved sides, the hinged cover with a piqué-work Garter Star & motto "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE", centred by an inset medallion by John Croker commemorating the Coronation of Queen Anne and dated MDCCII (1702), unmarked c.1702; 3" (7.6 cms) long £400-600 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A JAMES II / WILLIAM & MARY SILVER MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SPICE BOX loosely resembling a scallop shell, the sides & base with moulded, stylised flower motifs, unmarked 1685-1695; 2" (5.1 cms) long £400-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE I SILVER MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX rectangular with a "stand-away" hinge, the cover inlaid with two dancing figures* in a garden setting with a bellflower in each corner, unmarked, c.1720; 2.6" (6.6 cms) long £400-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*The figures may have been inspired by two of the ten dancers in "The Round Dance", a print of 1617, after Jacques Callot (1592-1735)
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A QUEEN ANNE SILVER MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX rectangular with a "stand-away" hinge, the cover with a piqué-work design celebrating the Act of Union between England and Scotland of 1707: a Tudor rose & thistle issuing from a Royal crown with a putto heralding the news and the motto"L'Union conserve tout", unmarked 1707-1715; 3" (7.5 cms) long £600-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*A very similar box was bequeathed in 1960 by Louis Colville Gray Clarke to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (Object Number: M85-1961)
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A GEORGE I / II SILVER TOBACCO BOX oval with a "stand-away" hinge and reeded borders, the slightly domed cover engraved with a crest and coat of arms*, within a rococo cartouche, the base with the script initials "TW" and date "1767" below a flowering plant, maker's mark struck twice, by Henry Beesley, London 1725-1730; 4" (10 cms) long; 5 oz £600-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*The Arms are those of Wilkinson, probably for Wilkinson of Kirbrigg (Kirkbridge), Yorkshire.
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A GEORGE I SILVER SNUFF BOX navette-shaped with a reeded border and a "stand-away" hinge, the cover engraved with a crest and a shield coat of arms* within matted foliate scroll mantling, unmarked, c.1720; 3.2" (8 cms) long; 1.9 oz £400-600 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*The arms are those of Coram or Corham, of Ottery St. Mary, Devon.
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A GEORGE III SILVER TOILET BOX circular with reeded borders and a pull-off cover engraved with two crests*, and inscribed "Presented by LORD MOIRA Governor General of India In Testimony of the Honourable and Courageous Conduct of his duties at the Battle of Mehidpur on 21st December 1817. That he General Sir Thomas Hislop did defeat the Pindaris at the said Battle Presented this year of our Lord 1818", the sides with an engraved decorative frieze, by John Douglas, London 1817; 3.75" (9.5 cms) diameter; 8.8 oz £400-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*The crests are those of Hislop of Tothill, Devonshire, for Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Hislop, Bt., so created in 1813.
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A GEORGE III SILVERGILT SNUFF BOX rectangular with plain wire borders and rounded corners, the cover decorated in relief with a fox hunting scene taking place in a wood, the sides engine-turned with applied foliate cartouches (two with coats of arms and two with a crest), the base engine-turned, gilt interior, by Thomas Edwards, London 1819; 3.8" (9.7 cms) long; 11.4 oz £1200-1500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III SCOTTISH SILVER SNUFF BOX rectangular with rounded corners & engraved border work, the cover with a flush hinge and a wreath cartouche in the centre, initialled, the base inscribed "Presented to George Rae Esquire By THE BURGH OF CANONGATE for eminent services as an upright magistrate and in various official capacities highly deserving of this mark of esteem. John Turnbull Esq. B.B, A.D 1805. WM Arnot Esq. B, Alex.Boog, Tresr", gilt interior, by W & P. Cunningham, Edinburgh 1804; 3.25" (8.4 cms) long; 4 oz £600-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III SILVER SNUFF BOX resembling a purse, shaped like a parallelogram, with engine-turned decoration, a concealed hinge and a gilt interior, maker's mark "RB" (incuse), London 1817; 4" (10 cms) long overall; 2.75 oz £400-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE IV SILVER SNUFF BOX rectangular with convex, repoussé-work sides and an engine-turned base with vacant central cartouche, the cover inset with a chased plaque depicting a classical mythological scene with figures and horses and a handover, bordered by scrolls, gilt interior, by Thomas Shaw, Birmingham 1826; 2.1" (8 cms) long; 4.4 oz £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III SILVERGILT SNUFF BOX rectangular with rounded corners and engine-turned sides and base, the cover inset with a cast and chased panel depicting an interior scene from antiquity representing the meeting of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, within a chased border, the cover interior inscribed "Presented to Thomas Humphries Esq. COMMANDER of the SEA PARK BY FREDERICK AUGUSTUS HARDY 89th Regiment"; 5.2 oz £600-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*The Sea Park (built after 1838) was one of many vessels in the Dunbar Line Fleet. These ships were employed as troop ships in the Crimean War, carrying convicts to Australia, emigrants to New Zealand and Australia, tea home from China and spices and many other things from India. Under Captain Humphries the Sea Park was noted to have been in Hong Kong prior to 29 Sept. 1845 and by the 1850's it had become a convict ship.
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A GEORGE III ENGRAVED SILVER SNUFF BOX oblong with rounded ends with pricked & pelleted borders, enclosing a pricked ground, the cover with a central oval cartouche, inscribed "Presented to MR W. FIELD BY THE LIBERAL BURGESSES OF CHICHESTER Decr. 7th 1838 for his strenuous Exertions in their cause during the late Municipal Election!", gilt interior, by T. Phipps and E. Robinson, London 1798; 4.75" (12 cms) long; 5.5 oz £600-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A WILLIAM & MARY / WILLIAM III SILVER SHALLOW CIRCULAR BOX with moulded borders and a pull-off cover, engraved with a crest within a circular border of debased foliage, maker's mark only (struck twice), "SV" below a coronet, possibly for John Sutton, London 1690-1695; 1.75" (4.4 cms) diameter; 1.4 oz £600-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE CHARLES II ENGRAVED SILVER OVAL SPICE BOX with a stiff leaf border around the sides and "squeeze" action, the cover with a hilly landscape of buildings & trees, maker's mark only "MR" below a crown, probably London c.1680; 1.25" (3.1 cms) long; 0.3 oz £400-600 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE CHARLES II ENGRAVED SILVER OVAL SPICE BOX with stiff leaf borders, a tulip on the base and "squeeze" sides, the cover with a female figure & distant buildings, perhaps representing Lot's wife and the ancient cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, unmarked, 1670-1680; 1.6" (4.1 cms) long; 0.7 oz £600-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE CHARLES II SILVER PLAIN CIRCULAR BOX with a pull-off cover, scratched on the base with the initials "AW", maker's mark "RS" with three pellets above and one below (See Jackson's Silver & Gold Marks, 1898, p.135, line 12 for this mark, also recorded on a small box & hallmarked 1678-79), London 1679; 1.9" (4.8 cms) diameter; 0.9 oz £600-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A WILLIAM & MARY SILVER MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX oval with a pull-off cover, lappet borders and reeding and corded wires around the sides, unmarked c.1690; 2.55" (6.5 cms) long £400-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE CHARLES II ENGRAVED SILVER OVAL SPICE BOX with scrollwork, stiff leaf borders and "squeeze" sides, maker's mark only "DS" below a crown (See Jackson's Silver & Gold Marks, 1898, p.515, line 5), probably London c.1680; 1.3" (3.4 cms) long; 0.3 oz £600-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE I SILVER TOBACCO BOX oval with plain moulded borders and a pull-off cover, engraved with a crest and coat of arms* within scrolling foliage and engraved borders, the base with the script name and date "Nathan Chapman 1726", by William Fleming, London 1723; 3.8" (9.7 cms) long; 3.3 oz £600-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*The Arms are those of Chapman of Cambridge, Stretton, Gloucestershire and Ireland.
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A GEORGE II SILVER SNUFF BOX cartouche-shaped with reeded borders, the cover with chased border work and an inset panel of agate, the base inscribed "Sir Robt. Harland Bart. Wherstead Lodge, Ipswich", gilt interior, maker's mark only, by Lewis Morel, London c.1740; 2.8" (7.3 cms) long £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A COMMONWEALTH / CHARLES II SILVER OVAL TOBACCO BOX with convex sides & a spring steel locking catch, the cover engraved with a coat of arms within foliate scroll mantling, unmarked 1655-1670; 4.1" (10.3 cms) long; 4.1 oz £600-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III SMALL SILVER-MOUNTED NATURAL SHELL SNUFF BOX with lappet & engraved borders, the cover with bright-cut & "hatched" decoration, with an engraved strap to conceal the hinge, maker's mark "TS" and lion passant only, London c.1780; 1.5" (3.9 cms) long £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III IRISH PROVINCIAL SILVER MOUNTED NATURAL SHELL SNUFF BOX with reeded borders, the cover with the script initials "MT", by John Warner of Cork (I.W, STERLING), c.1790; 2.45" (6.1 cms) long £800-1200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY PERIOD OLD SHEFFIELD PLATED SNUFF BOX circular with a pull-off cover, decorated with repoussé-work musicians & scrolls, the base with die-stamped decoration, unmarked, 1750-1760; 2.1" (5.3 cms) diameter £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY PERIOD OLD SHEFFIELD PLATED SNUFF BOX circular with a pull-off, mounted tortoiseshell cover with inlaid copper detail, the base with die-stamped decoration, unmarked, 1750-1760; 2.4" (6.2 cms) diameter £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE II / III SILVER MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX circular with a pull-off cover, inlaid with piqué-work animals (probably from Aesops Fables), a sun & a tree within a regular border, unmarked, c.1760; 2.2" (5.5 cms) diameter £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY PERIOD OLD SHEFFIELD PLATED SNUFF BOX circular with an inset tortoiseshell cover & base, gilt interior, unmarked, 1750-1760; 2.2" (5.4 cms) diameter £70-90 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III SMALL SILVER MASONIC SNUFF BOX shaped like the keystone of an arch, plain with flush hinge, initialled "I*B" at the front of the cover, unmarked, 1770-1800; 2.1" (5.3 cms) long; 0.5 oz £400-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE II / III SMALL SILVER COUNTER BOX plain cylindrical form with moulded borders & a pull-off cover, the base initialled "AB" and struck once with the maker's mark "WB" (conjoined), possibly by William Balderson of Newcastle, c.1760; 1.25" (3.2 cms) high; 0.6 oz £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III LARGE SILVER FREEDOM BOX plain circular with a pull-off cover, engraved with the Arms, crest, supporters and motto of the City of London, the base inscribed "This Box together with the HONORARY FREEDOM of the CITY OF LONDON was presented by THE CORPORATION of the said CITY to JOHN DUNNING ESQ. M.P. Solicitor General to His Majesty on this day of our Lord 22nd October 1771", gilt interior, by Thomas Hall, London 1771; 4.3" (11 cms) diameter; 8.2 oz £400-600 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III IRISH SILVER FREEDOM BOX plain circular with reeded borders, the pull-off cover engraved with the Arms, crest, supporters and motto of the Corporation of Weavers, Dublin, the base inscribed "The Corpn. of Weavers UNANIMOUSLY Present the Freedom of their Guild to the Revd. THEOPHILUS BROCAS D.D. DEAN OF Killala For his Laudible Endeavours in the Service of this Kingdom and the Promoting its Arts and Manufacturers Weavers Hall Dublin 1st July 1766", gilt interior, maker's mark "IS", Dublin c.1766 (no date letter); 3.2" (8 cms) diameter; 4.1 oz £800-1200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE I / II SILVER MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL TOBACCO BOX oval with moulded borders and a pull-off cover, inlaid with simple piqué-work motifs in a rectangular pattern, unmarked, 1725-1735; 4.3" (11 cms) long £400-600 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE II SILVER-MOUNTED OAK SNUFF BOX rectangular with reeded borders and moulded sides, the cover inlaid with the cut-out initials "C" and "R" below a Royal crown, the cover interior with tortoiseshell lining, unmarked c.1735; 2.8" (7.2 cms) long £400-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*This box was probably made to commemorate the episode where King Charles II escaped capture following the Battle of Worcester in 1651, when he hid in an oak tree, now referred to as the Boscabel Oak.
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A GEORGE I / II SCOTTISH SILVER-MOUNTED IVORY SNUFF MULL of upright baluster form, the cover with an oval plaque initialled "RP" (script), the base scratched "I+D", unmarked, 1725-1735 £500-700 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE II SCOTTISH SILVER SNUFF MULL of plain upright baluster form, the domed cover with the script initials "SB", the base scratched "M.B", unmarked 1730-1740; 2.35" (6 cms) high; 1.6 oz £250-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE I SILVER SNUFF BOX navette shaped with moulded borders, plain sides & base, the slightly domed cover with two small "stand-away" hinges, engraved with a crest and coat of arms within a mural and foliate scroll cartouche with garlands of leaves at the sides, gilt interior, maker's mark only "NE", possibly by Jonathan Newton, London c.1720; 3.25" (8.2 cms) long; 2.1 oz £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE I SILVER COUNTER BOX of squat cylindrical form with moulded borders, the cover die-stamped with a portrait of King George I in profile between the initials "G" & "R", containing twenty one similarly die-stamped counters, struck with the maker's mark "AL" and the lion's head erased, twice, by John Albright, London c.1720; 1.15" (2.8 cms) high; 1 oz £600-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE II SILVER SNUFF BOX of cartouche form with a shaped outline, flat-chasing all over the base and a repoussé-work cover incorporating scrolls, flowers, an architectural capriccio and a crest, the front initialled "F", gilt interior, unmarked c.1745; 3.5" (9 cms) long; 2.4 oz £300-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE I SILVER SNUFF BOX circular with moulded sides and reeded borders, the pull-off cover set with a medallion by Regnier Arondeaux dated "1685", gilt interior, maker's mark only struck once in the "JW" gothic script below a crown, c.1720; 2.6" (6.5 cms) diameter; 4.8 oz £400-500 (+ 26.4% BP*) "The medallion commemorates the supremacy of King James II as rightful heir to the English throne and the execution of his nephew, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth & Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll. Monmouth, the eldest of Charles II illegitimate sons, crowned himself King upon his father's death, believing that as a Protestant his claim would be upheld because of the unpopularity of his uncle, James, a Catholic. However Monmouth and his accomplice, Argyll, were beheaded for treason in 1685.
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A GEORGE II SCOTTISH SILVER SNUFF MULL of upright form, rounded rectangular with a chased upper & lower rocaille frieze and chasing to conceal the hinge, gilt interior, maker's mark only, "IM" with a standing figure, by James Mitchell of Edinburgh c.1750; 2.95" (7.95 cms) high; 5.4 oz £700-900 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A CHARLES II SILVER OVAL TOBACCO BOX the pull-off cover engraved with a crest and coat of arms* within foliate mantling, maker's mark "BB" (See Jackson's Silver & Gold Marks, 1989 p.141, line 11), London 1675; 9.7 cms (3.8") long; 3.9 oz £3000-3500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*Arms are possibly those of Hoker.
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A WILLIAM IV SILVERGILT SNUFF BOX rectangular with reeded sides, an engine-turned base and a chased floral thumbpiece, the cover inset with a repoussé-work naval scene, depicting two three-masted men o' war engaged in battle alongside one another, gilt interior, by Thomas Edwards, London 1835; 3.75" (9.5 cms) long; 7.6 oz £600-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A QUEEN ANNE SILVER OVAL SNUFF BOX with a moulded border & a "stand-away" hinge, the cover flat-chased and engraved with a couple dancing*, beneath a canopy between two vases of flowers and within a scrollwork surround, gilt interior, struck only with the lion's head erased, c.1710; 2.75" (7 cms) long; 1.6 oz £400-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*The two dancing figures are taken from one of a series of designs for snuff box covers, published as "Essais de tabatieres a l'usage de graveurs et ciseleurs, inventees et gravees par G. Roberday", in Paris in 1710 (Snowman, A.K, 1990, p.37, pl.32)
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