Silver & Objects of Vertu - 17th July 2024
Lot 416
A 19th century silver and mother-of-pearl snuff/tobacco box,
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £605
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Description
A 19th century silver and mother-of-pearl snuff/tobacco box,
unmarked,
oval form, the pull-off cover with a foliate border and carved with an armorial within foliate mantling, the sides inscribed ' Charles Bathurst Esq. 1709' and 'Miss Elizabeth Bathurst, 1786, and Charles Bathurst Woodman,1830', length 9cm.
Provenance:
A Private Collection.
Purchased from Christie's, New York, 22 May 2009, lot 239.