AN AMERICAN SILVER-MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX
MARK OF WILLIAMS NICHOLS, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, CIRCA 1810
Of typical form, silver mount with scalloped rim, hinged cover engraved with wrigglework border and monogram JPG, marked interior of cover NICHOLS in a rectangle
2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) long
AN AMERICAN SILVER-MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX
MARK OF WILLIAMS NICHOLS, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, CIRCA 1810
Of typical form, silver mount with scalloped rim, hinged cover engraved with wrigglework border and monogram JPG, marked interior of cover NICHOLS in a rectangle
2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) long