Lot Essay
The verse reads:
If u Love me as i Love you
then i and u will make [two]
If u Love me as i Love you
then i and u will make [two]
Details
A FINE AND RARE AMERICAN SILVER SNUFF BOX
MAKER'S MARK OF ZACHARIAH BRIGDEN, BOSTON, 1760-1780
Oval, the lifting cover engraved with foliate scrolls terminating in a bird's head, all within a stylized leaf border, the base engraved with a verse, marked inside base--2 1/4 in. long
(1 oz.)
MAKER'S MARK OF ZACHARIAH BRIGDEN, BOSTON, 1760-1780
Oval, the lifting cover engraved with foliate scrolls terminating in a bird's head, all within a stylized leaf border, the base engraved with a verse, marked inside base--2 1/4 in. long
(1 oz.)
Provenance
Christie's, January 23, 1988, lot 85