Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 14th July 2021
Lot 774
An 18th century silver double snuff box
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £1500
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Description
An 18th century silver double snuff box,
unmarked, circa 1760-80,
rectangular form, flush hinged covers, engraved with an armorial within foliate scroll mantling and a crest, length 7.7cm, approx. weight 2.7oz.
Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 166
Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 153.
The arms are those of Montgomery quartering Eglinton of Convoy House, Co. Donegal.