A GEORGE III GOLD SNUFF-BOX
A GEORGE III GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BY ALEXANDER JAMES STRACHAN, MARKED, LONDON 1802

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A GEORGE III GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Alexander James Strachan, marked, London 1802
Rectangular box, all over cast with a basket weave pattern, slightly raised plain thumbpiece, the inside of the cover engraved 'Sent to the 6..th Duke from the Peninsula by Lord Fitzroy Somerset (His Brother.) afterwards Field Marshal Lord Raglan.'
3 in. (76 mm.) wide
3 oz. (87 gr.)
Provenance
Henry, 6th Duke of Beaufort (1766-1835).
Thence by descent.

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