Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 14th July 2021
Lot 741
A George III silver double-snuff box
Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £1400
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Description
A George III silver double-snuff box,
by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1811,
oval rectangular form, the top hinged cover engraved with a man in a gig being pulled by two horses, with a secondary hinged section, the underside with diagonal decoration, gilded interior, length 6.9cm, approx. weight 2oz.
For a similar example by the same maker, see: Delib, E., Silver Boxes, Ferndale Editions, 1979, page 79.