Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 16th April 2019
Lot 6
λA small collection of four George III old Sheffield plated boxes
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £420
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Description
λA small collection of four George III old Sheffield plated boxes,
unmarked, circa 1765,
circular form, two with tortoiseshell covers inlaid with foliate scroll decoration, the other two embossed with figural decoration. (4)
For a similar example see: Crosskey, G., Old Sheffield Plate, Treffrey Publishing, 2011, page 205/6.