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LONDON, CIRCA 1715-1720
Details
A GEORGE I GOLD SNUFF- BOX
LONDON, CIRCA 1715-1720
Oblong, the cover finely chased with a cypher EV below an earl's coronet on a sablé ground framed by a scrolling foliate border, the sides and base of polished gold with reeded border
2 7/8 in. (76 mm.) high
4 oz. 9 dwt. (139 gr.)
LONDON, CIRCA 1715-1720
Oblong, the cover finely chased with a cypher EV below an earl's coronet on a sablé ground framed by a scrolling foliate border, the sides and base of polished gold with reeded border
2 7/8 in. (76 mm.) high
4 oz. 9 dwt. (139 gr.)
Provenance
Henry Hill or his brother Sidney Hill, The Berry-Hill Gallery, New York, by 1953.
Sotheby's, London, Private Treaty Sale, 13 May 1997.
Sotheby's, London, Private Treaty Sale, 13 May 1997.
Literature
H. and S. Berry-Hill, Antique Gold Boxes, New York, 1953, p. 96, fig. 59.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Brought to you by
Harry Williams-Bulkeley
International Head of Silver Department