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Property from T.R.H. The Dukes of Gloucester
TWO VICTORIAN SILVER SNUFF BOXES
THE FIRST WITH MARK OF NATHANIEL MILLS, BIRMINGHAM, 1853; THE SECOND WITH MARK OF FREDERICK MARSON, BIRMINGHAM, 1855
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TWO VICTORIAN SILVER SNUFF BOXES
THE FIRST WITH MARK OF NATHANIEL MILLS, BIRMINGHAM, 1853; THE SECOND WITH MARK OF FREDERICK MARSON, BIRMINGHAM, 1855
The first shaped oblong with engine-turned decoration overall, scrolling thumbpiece, the cover engraved with a scrolling cartouche and applied with the Star of the Order of the Thistle, the second shaped oblong and engraved with foliate scrolls overall, the cover engraved with an inscription 'PRESENTED BY THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS / TO / H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER / TO MARK THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY AS COLONEL-IN-CHIEF / 1937-1962' and badge, marked inside cover and base
The first: ¾ in. (2 cm.) high; 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) wide; 2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) deep
The second: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) high; 3.3.4 in. (9.5 cm.) wide; 2 ¾ in. (6.5 cm.) deep
10 oz. (296 gr.)
THE FIRST WITH MARK OF NATHANIEL MILLS, BIRMINGHAM, 1853; THE SECOND WITH MARK OF FREDERICK MARSON, BIRMINGHAM, 1855
The first shaped oblong with engine-turned decoration overall, scrolling thumbpiece, the cover engraved with a scrolling cartouche and applied with the Star of the Order of the Thistle, the second shaped oblong and engraved with foliate scrolls overall, the cover engraved with an inscription 'PRESENTED BY THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS / TO / H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER / TO MARK THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY AS COLONEL-IN-CHIEF / 1937-1962' and badge, marked inside cover and base
The first: ¾ in. (2 cm.) high; 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) wide; 2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) deep
The second: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) high; 3.3.4 in. (9.5 cm.) wide; 2 ¾ in. (6.5 cm.) deep
10 oz. (296 gr.)
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