Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 31st October 2023
Lot 1655
An early-Victorian silver-gilt portrait snuff box,
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £3150
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Description
An early-Victorian silver-gilt portrait snuff box,
by John Linnit, London 1839,
rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, the hinged cover set with an oval enamelled portrait of George IV, attributed to Henry Bone, set under glass, length 8cm, approx. weight 4oz.
Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Christie's New York, 16 April, 1999, lot 16.