Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 14th July 2021
Lot 776
A George II silver double-snuff box
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1400
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Description
A George II silver double-snuff box,
maker's mark of P.W, attributed to Peter Wirgman, London 1741,
waited oblong form, hinged cover and base, engraved with a later armorial, crest and motto, height 6cm, approx. weight 3.3oz.
Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 149.
Alastair Dickenson Ltd, London 2007.
Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 141.
The arms are those of Coventry, for the Earls of Coventry.