Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 29th October 2019
Lot 484
A Victorian silver snuff box
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1400
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Description
A Victorian silver snuff box, The Royal Old Wells Cheltenham,
by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1838,
rectangular form, engine turned decoration, the hinged cover inset with an oval medallion depicting The Royal Old Wells in Cheltenham made to celebrate its centenary in 1838, signed by J. Richard and T. W. Ingram, the underside of the base with a rectangular cartouche initialled, length 6.8cm, approx. weight 4.5oz.