Lot Essay
The inscription reads 'TO WM. HENRY RICHARDS Esq. SURGEON 8TH LT. CAVALRY by Lt. Col. Walker AND HIS BROTHER OFFICERS in token of their High Esteem and Regard, 1829'
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A FINE GEORGE IV VARI-COLORED GOLD SNUFF-BOX, maker's mark of A.J. Strachan, London 1828, oblong, engine-turned, with wasted sides, the cover with central rectangular engine-turned panel and broad border repousse and chased with three-color gold roses and thistles, with similar thumbpiece, the interior with presentation inscription--3in. (7.5cm.) long