Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 24 Apr 2018
A George IV silver-mounted toothpick box and scaling set
A George IV silver-mounted toothpick box and scaling set,
probably Sheffield 1825,
oval navette form, bright-cut borders, leather mounted cover, base metal base, the interior with a green leather base that lifts up to reveal a four-piece steel scaling set, length 9.2cm.
This box is illustrated in Delieb, E., Silver Boxes, Ferndale Editions 1979, page 26.