A GOOD GEORGE III SILVER SNUFF BOX
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A GOOD GEORGE III SILVER SNUFF BOX

MARK OF PHIPPS & ROBINSON, LONDON, 1800

Closed11 November 2008

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GBP 3,250

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A GOOD GEORGE III SILVER SNUFF BOX
MARK OF PHIPPS & ROBINSON, LONDON, 1800
Rounded rectangular with bead and diaperwork engraving, the cover centred by a rectangular bloodstone panel, gilt interior -- 3¼ in. (8.4 cm.) long; together with a Victorian silver cylindrical scent bottle mark of Sampson Mordan, London, 1888, engraved in the manner of Kate Greenaway with a small child, an owl and a bird amidst foliage surrounded by profuse foliate decoration, complete with interior glass stopper, gilt interior -- 2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm.) high (2)