Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 29th April 2015
Lot 471
An early Victorian presentation silver Castle-top snuff box
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £620
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Description
An early Victorian presentation silver Castle-top snuff box, Kenilworth,
by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1837,
rectangular form, the hinged cover with a relief of Kenilworth Castle from the Elizabethan gardens, the interior cover inscribed 'T. Beaumont Walpole Esq. from John Fisher Esq. of Cossington, Leicestershire, Sept 26th 1849', also engraved with two crests, the base with lattice decoration and initialled, length 6.2cm, approx. weight 1.4oz.