Silver & Objects of Vertu - 16th July 2025

Lot 761

A George II Scottish silver snuff box,

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £756

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Description

A George II Scottish silver snuff box,
unmarked, circa 1743,
rounded upright rectangular form, the front engraved with a harbour scene within foliate scroll mantling above the motto 'Praemium Virtutis et Industrae', the reverse with a Scottish landscape scene, the flush-hinged cover with foliate decoration and a cypher, the base inscribed 'Donum J. M,ad?Jacobum Mansfiel Jan 1mo 1743', height 6cm, approx. weight 2.8oz,

Provenance: The Michael Baggott Collection.