Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 29th October 2019
Lot 477
An 18th century silver-mounted Cornish Goethite ore specimen snuff box
Estimate £600 - £800
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Description
An 18th century silver-mounted Cornish Goethite ore specimen snuff box,
unmarked circa 1730,
plain hinged mounts and clasp, length 8.7cm.
Goethite was found at the Restormel Mine at Lanlivery, Cornwall. Situated between St. Austell and Bodmin moor granite masses, Restormel was Cornwall's most productive iron mine.