A mid 18th century Irish silver snuff box

A mid 18th century Irish silver snuff box,

maker's mark only, that of Benjamin Stokes, Dublin circa 1750,

tear form, the hinged cover engraved with an armorial within Rococo mantling, the underside of the base engraved 'Mary Hooker Dole', length 8.3cm, approx. weight 2.5oz.

Provenance: The Lion Collection, entry number 152.

Illustrated and written up in Culme, J., British Silver Boxes,1640-1840, The Lion Collection, The Antique Collectors' Club, 2015, page 143.