Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017

Lot 286

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' snuff box

Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £550

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Description

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' snuff box, Newstead Abbey,

by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1837,

rectangular form, the hinged cover with a raised view of the Abbey, silver-gilt interior, foliate, engine-turned sides and base, the base with a vacant cartouche, length 6.2cm, approx. weight 1.4oz.