Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 6th October 2021

Lot 781

A George III silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box

Estimate £300 - £400

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Description

A George III silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box,

possibly by William Ellerby, London 1813,

the hinged cover and mounts with reeded decoration, plain thumb-piece, the cover initialled, length 8.9cm.

Provenance: purchased from Sotheby's, London, 22 October 1987.