Silver & Collectors' Items - Day 1 and Day 2 - 30th October 2012

Lot 908

A late 18th century silver mounted shell snuff box

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £550

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Description

A late 18th century silver mounted shell snuff box, maker's mark only I.P, circa 1790, oval form, the hinged cover engraved with an armorial within foliate mantling, length 9.3cm. The arms are those of the family Owen, Baronets of Orielton, Pembrokeshire (1641-1851).