Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 6th October 2021
Lot 769
A George III Irish silver cowrie snuff box
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £400
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Description
A George III Irish silver cowrie snuff box,
maker's mark only I.K, for James Keating Dublin circa 1800,
the hinged cover with a reeded border and engraved with a crest within foliate scroll mantling, length 8.8cm.
Provenance: purchased from Christie's South Kensington, 9 May 2000.