A George III silver engraved snuff box

A George III silver engraved snuff box,

by Thomas Richards, London 1813,

rectangular form, the cover with a depiction of the Duke of Wellington by a canon, holding a map, with a tent behind and a tree to the left, inscribed 'Vittoria', the base with a peacock in a landscape setting, length 4.8cm, approx. weight 0.7oz.

On the 21st June ,1813, a British and allied army under Wellington decisively defeated Napoleon near Vittoria in Spain.

Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 20 May 2014, lot 305.