Lot Essay
For another box by this goldsmith and a biographical note see lot 90.
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BY ALEXANDER JAMES STRACHAN (FL. 1799-1850), MARKED WITH THE ENGLISH DUTY MARK FOR GOLD 1798-1821, THE LONDON ASSAY OFFICE MARK 1756-1821, LONDON DATE LETTER FOR 1819, THE ENGLISH STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD 1798-1974 AND THE ENGLISH POST-1798 STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD
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A GEORGE III THREE-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY ALEXANDER JAMES STRACHAN (FL. 1799-1850), MARKED WITH THE ENGLISH DUTY MARK FOR GOLD 1798-1821, THE LONDON ASSAY OFFICE MARK 1756-1821, LONDON DATE LETTER FOR 1819, THE ENGLISH STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD 1798-1974 AND THE ENGLISH POST-1798 STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD
oblong box, engine-turned wavy ground, the hinged cover with green gold border of acorns and oak leaves against yellow sablé gold ground, with central vacant rose gold cartouche, slightly raised incorporated thumbpiece, chased with scrolling foliage and rocaille
3¾ in. (95 mm.) wide
5¼ oz. (165 gr.)
BY ALEXANDER JAMES STRACHAN (FL. 1799-1850), MARKED WITH THE ENGLISH DUTY MARK FOR GOLD 1798-1821, THE LONDON ASSAY OFFICE MARK 1756-1821, LONDON DATE LETTER FOR 1819, THE ENGLISH STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD 1798-1974 AND THE ENGLISH POST-1798 STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD
oblong box, engine-turned wavy ground, the hinged cover with green gold border of acorns and oak leaves against yellow sablé gold ground, with central vacant rose gold cartouche, slightly raised incorporated thumbpiece, chased with scrolling foliage and rocaille
3¾ in. (95 mm.) wide
5¼ oz. (165 gr.)
Provenance
Christie's, London, 2 June 2009, lot 164.
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