A GEORGE II GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BY JACOB NEALE (FL. FROM 1731), MARKED, WITH THE ENGLISH POST-1729 STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD, THE LONDON ASSAY OFFICE MARK FOR 1729-1739 AND THE LONDON DATE LETTER FOR 1736/1737

Details

A GEORGE II GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY JACOB NEALE (FL. FROM 1731), MARKED, WITH THE ENGLISH POST-1729 STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD, THE LONDON ASSAY OFFICE MARK FOR 1729-1739 AND THE LONDON DATE LETTER FOR 1736/1737
cartouche-shaped box, the hinged cover boldly chased with the Judgement of Hercules, within a scroll and shell cartouche, with reeded borders to the moulded base and sides
3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) wide
3 oz. (92 gr.)

Provenance

Christie's, London, 25 June 1968, lot 143.

Brought to you by

Amelia Anderson

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Lot Essay

Jacob Neale was entered as a smallworker in 1731. The image is taken from an engraving by Simon Gribelin, after Paolo de Matteis, Judgement of Hercules (Anthony, Earl of Shaftsbury, Characteristics (3rd. edn., London, 1723, British Library).

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