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MARK OF NATHANIAL MILLS, BIRMINGHAM, 1829
Details
A GEORGE IV SILVER TABLE SNUFF-BOX
Mark of Nathanial Mills, Birmingham, 1829
Rectangular, with engine-turned panels and floral borders, the cover engraved with presentation inscription: PRESENTED TO Captain James Irwin Willes by the NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS of the PORTSMOUTH DIVISION OF THE ROYAL MARINES as a testimony of their esteem and gratitude for him as their late Adjutant October 21, 1829, marked inside base and cover
4in. (10.3cm.) long; 9oz. (284gr.)
Mark of Nathanial Mills, Birmingham, 1829
Rectangular, with engine-turned panels and floral borders, the cover engraved with presentation inscription: PRESENTED TO Captain James Irwin Willes by the NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS of the PORTSMOUTH DIVISION OF THE ROYAL MARINES as a testimony of their esteem and gratitude for him as their late Adjutant October 21, 1829, marked inside base and cover
4in. (10.3cm.) long; 9oz. (284gr.)
Provenance
S. J. Shrubsole, 1960