A Private Collection of Snuff Boxes & Bonbonnières - 25th April 2017
Lot 177
A 19th century Indian silver snuff box
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £350
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Description
A 19th century Indian silver snuff box,
by Peter N. Orr, Madras circa 1860,
rectangular form, the hinged cover with chased foliate decoration and birds, tapering sides with engraved decoration, the hinged cover with a crest and inscribed 'A remembrance of Richard Green', the interior gilded and with a later inscription 'A.S.Kettlemell, from H.G, 1876', length 9cm, approx. weight 7.5oz.
The crest is that of Green of Norfolk and Essex.