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BIRMINGHAM 1819
Details
AN ENGLISH SILVER MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX
BIRMINGHAM 1819
With cowrie three quarter body and lid, plain silver-gilt mounts with worn hallmarks
3½in. (9cm.)
Together with a similar Scottish provincial mounted cowrie shell by G & Sons of Aberdeen with scalloped mounts, early 19th century, the cover engraved 'J Routledge Aberdeen ' within classical engraved border, shell cracked (2)
BIRMINGHAM 1819
With cowrie three quarter body and lid, plain silver-gilt mounts with worn hallmarks
3½in. (9cm.)
Together with a similar Scottish provincial mounted cowrie shell by G & Sons of Aberdeen with scalloped mounts, early 19th century, the cover engraved 'J Routledge Aberdeen ' within classical engraved border, shell cracked (2)
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