Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2. - 23rd July 2020

Lot 905

A George III silver seal or skippet box

Estimate £700 - £900 | Hammer £1500

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Description

A George III silver seal or skippet box,

by William and Aaron Lestourgeon, London 1770,

oval form, the pull-off cover engraved with the arms of Oxford University with foliate and Rococo mantling, moulded border, length 9cm, approx. weight 2.4oz.

Provenance: The Lion Collection, entry number 178..

Illustrated and written up in Culme, J., British Silver Boxes,1640-1840, The Lion Collection, The Antique Collectors' Club, 2015, page 160.