Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2. - 23rd July 2020
Lot 675
A late 18th century German silver snuff box
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £280
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Description
A late 18th century German silver snuff box,
maker's mark ?DS, also with a crowned D,
rectangular form, the hinged cover with engraved foliate scroll decoration, rope-work border, gilded interior, length 8.2cm, plus another snuff box, probably German, maker's mark of CFS, oblong form, engine-turned and foliate decoration, with initials, length 13.3cm, approx. weight 7.7oz. (2)
Provenance:
Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)
Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)
The Trustees of Exbury House.