Lot Essay
With manuscript note which reads, 'Presented by H.R.H. Prince Albert of Saxe-Gotha on his marriage with H.M. Queen Victoria Feb/sruy 12 1840'
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MARK OF C.M. WEISHAUPT SÖHNE, HANAU, CIRCA 1840
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A ROYAL PRESENTATION VARI-COLOURED GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFF-BOX
MARK OF C.M. WEISHAUPT SÖHNE, HANAU, CIRCA 1840
Oblong, the hinged cover chased with foliate scrolls on a matted ground, the base similarly chased and with a panel of strapwork, the cover inset with an oval portrait miniature of H.R.H. Prince Albert, within paste border, and applied on the angles with four further pastes, marked on cover
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) long
MARK OF C.M. WEISHAUPT SÖHNE, HANAU, CIRCA 1840
Oblong, the hinged cover chased with foliate scrolls on a matted ground, the base similarly chased and with a panel of strapwork, the cover inset with an oval portrait miniature of H.R.H. Prince Albert, within paste border, and applied on the angles with four further pastes, marked on cover
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Presumably presented to George Byng Esq. M.P. (d.1847) by H.R.H. Prince Albert of Saxe-Gotha, on his marriage to Queen Victoria, 12 February 1840 and by descent.
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