Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 26th October 2022 - 26th October 2022
Lot 562
A George III 18 carat gold snuff box
Estimate £1,800 - £2,200 | Hammer £2000
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Description
A George III 18 carat gold snuff box,
by Alexander J Strachan, London 1807,
rectangular form, chased foliate scroll decoration, the centre of the hinged cover with an armorial, the underside of the base with a bird within foliate scroll decoration, length 7.4cm, approx. weight 64.4g.
The armorial is that of Brandram impaling another (probably Alsoum).
Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Shapiro and Co., N.E.C Antiques Fair, Birmingham , 7 August 1994.