Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 16th April 2019
Lot 480
A Victorian presentation silver erotic snuff box
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £600
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Description
A Victorian presentation silver erotic snuff box,
by Francis Clarke, Birmingham 1845,
rectangular form, the hinged cover with a heavy foliate border and later inscribed 'Presented to George Boyd Esq. by the 20th R.R.V 1863', engine-turned sides, the base later engraved with an erotic scene of a man and woman, length 8cm, approx. weight 4.9oz.