A Victorian silver 'castle-top' snuff box

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' snuff box, Magdalen College, Oxford,

by Francis Clarke, Birmingham 1841,

rectangular form, the hinged cover with a raised view of the college, silver-gilt interior, reeded sides, the base with engraved tartan decoration, length 8cm, approx. weight 2.6oz.

Provenance; purchased in these rooms, A Private Collection of British Silver Snuff Boxes, 25th April 2006, lot 126.