A GEORGE III GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BY ALEXANDER JAMES STRACHAN (FL. 1799-1850), MARKED, WITH THE ENGLISH POST-1798 STANDARD MARKS FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE LONDON ASSAY MARK FOR 1756-1821, THE LONDON DATE LETTER FOR 1807/1808 AND THE ENGLISH DUTY MARK FOR GOLD 1805-1815

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A GEORGE III GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY ALEXANDER JAMES STRACHAN (FL. 1799-1850), MARKED, WITH THE ENGLISH POST-1798 STANDARD MARKS FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE LONDON ASSAY MARK FOR 1756-1821, THE LONDON DATE LETTER FOR 1807/1808 AND THE ENGLISH DUTY MARK FOR GOLD 1805-1815
rectangular box with waisted sides and rounded corners, the hinged cover, sides and base with panels of engine-turning within polished gold frames, the interior cover engraved with a presentation inscription
2 7/8 in. (72 mm.) wide
2 oz. (65 gr.)
The presentation inscription reads 'W. E. Tallents. From The Earl of Yarborough 17^t.^h. February 1898.'

Provenance

Presented by Charles Anderson-Pelham, 4th Earl of Yarborough (1859-1936) to William Edward Tallents II (1842-1918) on 17 February 1898.
Bonhams, London, 3 November 2010, lot 27.

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Lot Essay

William Edward Tallents (1842-1918) was the son of Godfrey Tallents (1811-1877). Both Godfrey and his brother William Edward Tallents Senior were solicitors, land agents and political agents to the Lincolnshire aristocracy. They acted for the 1st Earl of Yarborough and no doubt the present lot was in recognition to the service given to the family over many decades.

For another box by this goldsmith and a biographical note see lot 90.

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