A rare Victorian silver 'castle-top' snuff box

A rare Victorian silver 'castle-top' snuff box, Old Colchester Town Hall,

by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1844,

rectangular form, the hinged cover with a raised view of the Hall on a matted background, silver-gilt interior, scroll border, engine-turned sides and base, the base with a vacant oval cartouche, length 6.3cm, approx. weight 2oz.

Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 5th October 2004, lot 178.