Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 29th April 2015

Lot 473

A Victorian presentation silver table snuff box

Estimate £400 - £450

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Description

A Victorian presentation silver table snuff box,

by Yapp and Woodward, Birmingham 1851,

rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, the hinged cover with a raised wavy-edge scroll border, and inscribed, ' Presented to Mr Thomas Beveridge, October 23 1852, by the Workmen of Soho Foundry, Preston, as a token of respect for his long faithful and impartial conduct towards them as their manager', length 9cm, approx. weight 6.1oz.