A RARE GEORGE II/III SILVER NOVELTY COMBINATION SNUFF BOX AND VINAIGRETTE IN FORM OF A COURT SHOE
MAKER'S MARK ONLY, ATTRIBUTED TO PETER WERRITZER (GRIMWADE 3756), LONDON, CIRCA 1760
Back of shoe with engraved diaperwork panel decorated with leaf motifs and scrolls, front of shoe similarly engraved below an applied buckle set with foiled emeralds and engraved with a bow, the hinged cover chased in relief with a warrior and a leaping horse within a frame of pink-foiled gems, gilt interior, struck with maker's mark in cover, the heel with separate hinged vinaigrette compartment, an engraved band along base of heel, engraved behind hinge of cover with initials M.E.F
3 in. long (8 cm.)
Gross weight 2.75 oz. (86 gm.)
A RARE GEORGE II/III SILVER NOVELTY COMBINATION SNUFF BOX AND VINAIGRETTE IN FORM OF A COURT SHOE
MAKER'S MARK ONLY, ATTRIBUTED TO PETER WERRITZER (GRIMWADE 3756), LONDON, CIRCA 1760
Back of shoe with engraved diaperwork panel decorated with leaf motifs and scrolls, front of shoe similarly engraved below an applied buckle set with foiled emeralds and engraved with a bow, the hinged cover chased in relief with a warrior and a leaping horse within a frame of pink-foiled gems, gilt interior, struck with maker's mark in cover, the heel with separate hinged vinaigrette compartment, an engraved band along base of heel, engraved behind hinge of cover with initials M.E.F
3 in. long (8 cm.)
Gross weight 2.75 oz. (86 gm.)
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