Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 16th April 2019

Lot 209

An 18th century Dutch silver tobacco box

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £380

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Description

An 18th century Dutch silver tobacco box,

Schoonhoven probably 1781, also marked with a later tax mark,

shaped rectangular form, the hinged cover engraved with a gentleman and a sleeping lady, within scroll decoration, inscribed 'Hooglied.V.2', the base also with engraved decoration, length 13.8cm, approx. weight 6.2oz.