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INDISTINCT INCUSE MAKER'S MARK IN COVER, SECOND LETTER 'T' IN A RECTANGLE, PROBABLY LONDON, 1730
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A GEORGE II GOLD SNUFF-BOX
INDISTINCT INCUSE MAKER'S MARK IN COVER, SECOND LETTER 'T' IN A RECTANGLE, PROBABLY LONDON, 1730
cartouche-shaped box of polished gold, the hinged cover later engraved with a coat-of-arms and Royal crown above, the base later engraved with the Royal crown and cypher probably for George III
3½ in. (90 mm.) wide
3 oz. (99 gr.)
The arms within the baroque cartouche are those of the Beresford family, Kent.
INDISTINCT INCUSE MAKER'S MARK IN COVER, SECOND LETTER 'T' IN A RECTANGLE, PROBABLY LONDON, 1730
cartouche-shaped box of polished gold, the hinged cover later engraved with a coat-of-arms and Royal crown above, the base later engraved with the Royal crown and cypher probably for George III
3½ in. (90 mm.) wide
3 oz. (99 gr.)
The arms within the baroque cartouche are those of the Beresford family, Kent.
Provenance
Christie's, South Kensington, 28-29 November 2006, lot 113.
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Amelia Anderson