A Victorian silver 'castle-top' snuff box

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' snuff box, York Minster,

by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1840,

rectangular form, the hinged cover with a raised view of the Minster, silver-gilt interior, foliate scroll borders, engine-turned sides and base, the base inscribed 'Presented to J.D. Styring, by his Father, July 1853', length 8.2cm, approx. weight 3.6oz.

A similar box by the same maker was sold in these in these rooms, A Private Collection of British Silver Snuff Boxes, 25th April 2006, lot 122.