Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 14th July 2021
Lot 783
A George III silver snuff box
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1800
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Description
A George III silver snuff box,
by Peter and Ann Bateman, London 1790,
oval navette form, the flush hinged cover engraved with a portrait of a man, in a cartouche with 'HOLD FAST', the top of the box engraved with another portrait of a seated man taking snuff, engraved foliate borders, length 11.8cm, approx. weight 4.7oz.
Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 195.
The Albert Collection no.644.
Alastair Dickenson Ltd.
Firestone and Parson, Boston. 1997.
Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 177.
Illustrated in Butler, R., The Albert Collection, Broadway Publishing, London 2004, page 46.