A GEORGE IV GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX

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A GEORGE IV GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX
MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN LINNIT, LONDON, 1828

Rectangular, the base, sides and hinged cover engine-turned in a lozenge pattern, applied with a foliate scroll thumbpiece, the cover engraved with a crest, engraved under cover with the inscription TO Captain Meredith Brown, late Paymaster OF THE 23rd OR R.W. FUSILIERS from his brother Officers as a Testimonial of THEIR AFFECTION AND ESTEEM for his public conduct and private worth., marked on interior base and cover
3 3/8in. (8.5cm.) long