Silver, Early Spoons & Collectors' Items - 25th April 2006

Lot 91

A George IV silver gilt box

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £850

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Description

A George IV silver gilt box, with concaved sides and engine turning, the cover cast with pheasant poult's, in a ride with a hilly landscape back drop and a framed floral border, the interior inscribed "Newmarket, January 1st 1828, the gilt of Mr James Robinson to Mr Robert Rogers", by Mary and Charles Reily, London, 1826, 2.8in (7.3cm), 3.75oz.