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BY NATHANIEL MILLS, MARKED, BIRMINGHAM, 1827
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A GEORGE IV GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY NATHANIEL MILLS, MARKED, BIRMINGHAM, 1827
rectangular box with waisted sides, the cover, sides and base set with panels of basket-weave pattern engine-turning within applied raised foliate outer sablé borders, the cover centred with a vacant rectangular cartouche of polished gold, foliate thumbpiece
3¼ in. (83 mm.) wide
4 oz. (126 gr.)
BY NATHANIEL MILLS, MARKED, BIRMINGHAM, 1827
rectangular box with waisted sides, the cover, sides and base set with panels of basket-weave pattern engine-turning within applied raised foliate outer sablé borders, the cover centred with a vacant rectangular cartouche of polished gold, foliate thumbpiece
3¼ in. (83 mm.) wide
4 oz. (126 gr.)
Special notice
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