A GEORGE IV LARGE SILVER-GILT 'MEMENTO MORI' SNUFF-BOX
MARK OF WILLIAM ELLERBY (FL.1802-AFTER 1810), LONDON, 1815
Of coffin form, with tapered ends, applied with a coat-of-arms, skull and cross bones, on the sides with winged putti masks and handles, all within pellet frames, further applied with a crest and the initials LGN, the hinged cover with engine-turned rice motif, marked in cover and in body
5 1/8 in. (130 mm.) long
7 oz. 3 dwt. (223 gr.)
The arms are those of James.
A GEORGE IV LARGE SILVER-GILT 'MEMENTO MORI' SNUFF-BOX
MARK OF WILLIAM ELLERBY (FL.1802-AFTER 1810), LONDON, 1815
Of coffin form, with tapered ends, applied with a coat-of-arms, skull and cross bones, on the sides with winged putti masks and handles, all within pellet frames, further applied with a crest and the initials LGN, the hinged cover with engine-turned rice motif, marked in cover and in body
5 1/8 in. (130 mm.) long
7 oz. 3 dwt. (223 gr.)
The arms are those of James.
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