The Arthur Holder Collection of Silver & Vertu (Part 1) - 25th October 2016

Lot 469

PLEASE NOTE: this snuff box is Fountains Abbey

Estimate £700 - £900 | Hammer £2400

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Description

PLEASE NOTE: this snuff box is Fountains Abbey, not Glastonbury Abbey as previously catalogued.

A rare Victorian engraved silver snuff box, Fountains Abbey,

by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1852,

rectangular form, the hinged cover engraved with a scene of the Abbey, within foliate scroll decoration, foliate scroll sides and base, silver-gilt interior, length 8.8cm, approx. weight 4.9oz.

Provenance: purchased in these rooms, A Private Collection of British Silver Snuff Boxes, 25th April 2006, lot 58.