Early Spoons, Silver and Collectors' Items - 26th January 2005
Lot 490
A George IV engine turned snuff box
Estimate £180 - £220 | Hammer £170
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Description
A George IV engine turned snuff box , with an applied hare-coursing scene on the cover and an applied foliate shell thumbpiece, the interior inscribed "Presented to Mr Robert Kidd, by John Faith Esq, London Oct, 1875, - A Man's a Man for a'that", maker's mark `IWG', London 1828, 3.25in (8.1cm) wide, 5oz.
