Silver, Gold & Objects of Vertu - Day One - 21st October 2025

Lot 428

A George IV presentation silver-gilt snuff box,

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £1270

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Description

A George IV presentation silver-gilt snuff box,
by John Linnit, London 1824,
rectangular form, engine-turned sides and base, the hinged cover with a raised cast border of hunting scenes with horses and hounds and coursing, foliate thumbpiece, in a fitted blue velvet-lined leather case, length 8.5cm, approx. weight 4.9oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased at Sotheby's, Bond Street, Fine Silver, London 10 June 1993, lot 373.