Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 14th July 2021

Lot 737

An early 18th century silver-mounted shagreen tobacco box

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £350

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Description

An early 18th century silver-mounted shagreen tobacco box,

maker's mark only, that of AG, with two pellets between and in a shaped punch, also with French import marks,

oblong form, the cover, sides and base with shagreen panels, the silver-mounted with engraved decoration, the cover applied with a silver bust of Charles I, brass lined, length 13.8cm.