Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 16th April 2019

Lot 496

A George IV silver-gilt snuff box

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £1500

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Description

A George IV silver-gilt snuff box,

by John Jones, London 1824,

rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, the hinged cover with big cat hunt, with the huntsmen on elephants and horseback, engine-turned sides and base, with a foliate scroll thumb-piece, length 7.3cm, approx. weight 2.8oz.