Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 26th October 2022 - 26th October 2022
Lot 558
A George III silver snuff box
Estimate £250 - £300 | Hammer £350
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Description
A George III silver snuff box,
by Thomas & Daniel Leader, Sheffield 1800,
oval form, with a raised rectangular centre and cover, initialled, length 7.2cm, plus a similar George III silver snuff box by Thomas Willmore, Birmingham 1801, engraved decoration, initialled, length 7.4cm, approx. total weight 2.8oz. (2)
Provenance: A Private Collection.
One purchased 23 February 1978, and the other from Andrew Grant Auction Worcester, 4 November 1982.