A Private Collection of Snuff Boxes & Bonbonnières - 25th April 2017
Lot 138
A Birmingham or South Staffordshire rectangular snuff box
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1600
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Description
A Birmingham or South Staffordshire rectangular snuff box,
c.1765-70, decorated with Masonic emblems including set square, compasses and other work tools, around the entrance to a temple, the sides and base with further vignettes of emblems, all within raised gilt cartouches on a white ground, 8cm across.