The Arthur Holder Collection of Silver & Vertu (Part 1) - 25 Oct 2016
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A George III silver bougie box
A George III silver bougie box,
by Christopher Buckler, London 1820,
circular form, the side with a hinged handle, the pull-off cover with a cutter, with a monogram and inscribed 'And the Rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock', diameter 4.3m, approx. weight 2oz