The Arthur Holder Collection of Silver & Vertu (Part 1) - 25th October 2016
Lot 479
A George III silver engraved snuff box
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £850
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Description
A George III silver engraved snuff box,
by Thomas Richards, London 1813,
rectangular form, the cover with a depiction of the Duke of Wellington by a canon, holding a map, with a tent behind and a tree to the left, inscribed 'Vittoria', the base with a peacock in a landscape setting, length 4.8cm, approx. weight 0.7oz.
On the 21st June ,1813, a British and allied army under Wellington decisively defeated Napoleon near Vittoria in Spain.
Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 20 May 2014, lot 305.