Silver, Vertu, Coins & Medals - 19th & 20th July - 19th July 2016

Lot 729

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' snuff box

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £650

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Description

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' snuff box, Kenilworth Castle,

by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1837,

rectangular form, the hinged cover with a scene of the castle from the Elizabethan Gardens, the base with engraved tartan decoration and with a vacant cartouche, length 7.3cm, approx. weight 2.3oz.