Fine Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 6th October 2022
Lot 362
AN EARLY VICTORIAN SILVER AND MICROMOSAIC SNUFF BOX
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £4800
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Description
AN EARLY VICTORIAN SILVER AND MICROMOSAIC SNUFF BOX
THE MICROMOSAIC PANEL ATTRIBUTED TO GIACOMO RAFFAELLI (1753-1836)
the silver box of serpentine outline with a Rococo thumbpiece and engraved with scrolls and panels of differing machined decoration, the hinged lid with a circular micromosaic panel depicting the Doves of Pliny, with a bead outer border, the base with an inscription 'To S. Mc Culloch Esqr from Elizabeth Brown', the gilt lined interior with Birmingham hallmarks for 1851 and makers mark for Edward Smith
box: 9.8cm wide, 8.1cm deep
mosaic panel: 7cm diameter
Provenance
By family repute, the Middlemore Baronets and by descent.