Silver - 27th January 2010

Lot 961

A good Queen Anne Britannia Standard silver tobacco box

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £6400

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Description

A good Queen Anne Britannia Standard silver tobacco box, by William Fleming, London 1707, oval form, the base and pull off cover with a reeded border, the cover engraved with an armorial and crest, within a foliate scroll cartouche, length 11.1cm, approx. weight 12oz. ** the shield is that of Crichton of Brunston, Scotland, with an apparently unrelated crest.