Fine Silver - 24th October 2017

Lot 282

A Victorian silver snuff box

Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £200

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Description

A Victorian silver snuff box,

by George Unite, Birmingham 1875,

oblong form, engine-turned decoration, the hinged cover with a foliate thumb-piece and with a crest within a strap cartouche, plain tapering circular form, 9.3cm, approx. weight 2.9oz.

The crest is that of Alcock, Hancock, Mallet, Perrin, Rigg and many other families.