Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 14th July 2021
Lot 770
A George III silver snuff box
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £1300
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Description
A George III silver snuff box,
by John Linnit, London 1824,
rectangular form, the hinged cover with a cast raised scene of two huntsmen and hounds pursuing a fox, length 8.2cm. approx. weight 4.8oz.
Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 255.
Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 219.