A George IV silver raised relief snuff box

A George IV silver raised relief snuff box,

by Thomas Shaw, Birmingham 1829,

rectangular form, the hinged cover with a hunting scene with mounted huntsmen and dogs chasing a fox, engine-turned sides and base with a vacant cartouche, foliate scroll thumb-piece, gilded interior, the inside cover inscribed 'Presented to Mr. Alexander Forbes of Levens by Richard Rushton Preston, as an acknowledgement of his valuable services in the formation of the new plantation at Preston Patrick, A.D 1838', length 8cm, approx. weight 4.6oz.