Lot 179
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A VICTORIAN GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX

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A VICTORIAN GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX
LONDON, 1843, MAKER'S MARK OF CHARLES RAWLINGS AND WILLIAM SUMMER
Of rectangular form, with concave sides, the base, and sides engraved with scrolling foliage enclosing Arab scenes, the hinged cover applied with a border of foliate scrolls enclosing similar scenes and the initials AB, the interior of the cover engraved with a presentation inscription, marked on interior of base, cover and applied scrolls--3 3/8in.(8.5cm.) long

Lot Essay

The inscription reads, "This Gold Box is Presented to Andrew Buchan, by the RHYMNEY COMPANY, in testimony of the Estimation in which they held his gratuitous services in Superintending the Farming concerns of the Company 1845."

The Rhymney river valley is a mining district in Monmouthshire England, near the Welsh border. The Rhymney Iron Company was one of the largest iron and steel works in England.