A GEORGE III SILVER SEAL-BOX
A GEORGE III SILVER SEAL-BOX

MARK OF BENJAMIN LAVER, LONDON, 1783

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A GEORGE III SILVER SEAL-BOX
MARK OF BENJAMIN LAVER, LONDON, 1783
Plain circular, the detachable cover engraved with the Royal arms, marked underneath and on cover bezel, further engraved underneath with scratchweight 'oz20'
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) diam.
19 oz. 18 dwt. (619 gr.)
The Royal arms are those of George III (r.1760-1820).
Provenance
Almost certainly Anonymous sale [Mrs. A. Evans]; Christie's, London, 1 August 1956, lot 115 (£240 to Shrubsole and Lumley).

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