Sale 8457
London, South Kensington
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13 July 1999
Price realised
GBP 345
Estimate
A William IV gilt-lined snuff box of rounded rectangular form, engine-turned overall, the cover with chased floral and foliate thumbpiece, Taylor and Perry, Birmingham 1835 -- 9.4cms; and a further Victorian shaped rectangular snuff box, engraved with scrollwork, the cover with shaped cartouche engraved with a name, Edward Smith, Birmingham 1845 -- 8cms (2)
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