A CHARLES II PLAIN OVAL SILVER SNUFF-BOX, the detachable cover engraved with a coat-of-arms, the base engraved with a monogram, 1671, maker's mark indistinct

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A CHARLES II PLAIN OVAL SILVER SNUFF-BOX, the detachable cover engraved with a coat-of-arms, the base engraved with a monogram, 1671, maker's mark indistinct
3¾in. (9.5cm.) high

Lot Essay

The arms are those of the dukes of Somerset, possibly for Lord John Seymour, who succeded his hephew in 1671 as 4th duke of Somerset. He married Sarah, daughter and heir of Sir Edward Alston, Knt., and died without issue in 1675

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