Fine Silver - 25th October 2017
Lot 691
A Victorian silver-gilt raised relief snuff box
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £750
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Description
A Victorian silver-gilt raised relief snuff box, Mazeppa,
by Edward Smith, Birmingham 1843,
rectangular form, the hinged cover with a scene of Mazeppa strapped to a horse being pursued by wolves, silver-gilt interior, foliate thumb-piece, engine-turned sides and base, the base with a vacant cartouche, length 8cm, approx. weight 4.3oz.