A VICTORIAN GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX

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A VICTORIAN GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX
LONDON, 1846, MAKER'S MARK OF REILY AND STORER

Of oblong form, with slightly concave sides, the panels entirely engraved with scrolling foliage and with small open cartouche in the center of the cover, the interior engraved with a presentation inscription, apparently unmarked--3 1/2in.(8.25cm.) long

Provenance

Christie's, London, November, 1956

Lot Essay

The inscription reads, Presented to Richard Latham, Esq. as a mark of esteem and friendship on the occasion of his departure from Bahia for his native country after a residence of thirty-five years by his brother merchants, Bahia, 1845