Snuff, tobacco and other boxes
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An engine turned snuffbox with floral thumbpiece, the lid engraved with the arms of Aspinwall between initials {TA}. Birmingham 1834 by Taylor and Perry. The box is inscribed 'Presented to Br. Thomas Aspinwall, late secretary of the Lodge of Australia 548 at a dinner given to him on 7th of April 1845 by his Masonic brethren at the Masonic Hall in Sydney New South Wales. Price: £650.00 |
3515 |
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A horn snuff-mull with silver mounts unmarked but engraved '1776' with arrow towards a heart and inscribed on the lid
'I. COCHRAN LINING PRINTER'. Price: £525.00 |
1881 |
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A plain circular toilet box, marked thrice JD beneath an acorn for John Derussat Huguenot, engraved {WH} over {Llwyn} for William Humffreys of Llwyn - the High Sheriff of Merionethshire in 1754. Price: £450.00 The maker's mark is Grimwade's 3632 now attributed to John Derussat, London, boxmaker active 1730-1758 - see article in Silver Society Journal 14, 2002 - by the late Brian Beet. |
3868 |
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A snuffbox formed of a nut, carved with hunting scene on rear and vacant shield- shaped cartouche with lion supporters on lid, perhaps Colonial circa 1825. Price: £450.00 |
1742 |
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A rounded rectangular box, crisply brightcut with village scene in cartouche and geometric designs; Paris 1819-38 by SB between coronet and mullet below. Price: £425.00 |
6126 |
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A ribbed Russian box by Gustav Klingert, Moscow 1885 (Postnikova-Loseva # 3035). Price: £380.00 |
1198 |
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An engine-turned snuffbox, the plain rectangular cartouche inscribed W. French by Francis Clarke, London 1838. Price: £375.00 |
3775 |
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An eye-shaped box with brightcut borders and hinged lid by Joseph Taylor, Birmingham 1801 initialled W. Price: £325.00 |
2065 |
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A China Trade book-shaped box by Lynchong, Canton circa 1820. Price: £325.00 |
1191 |
| A Dutch ribbed tobacco-cum-snuff box 12 x 7 cms Amsterdam 1820. Price: £320.00 |
7113 | |
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A silver-mounted oval box with standaway hinge and m-o-p plaques top and bottom unmarked, the top with 2 Chinese figures in a garden, the base with Chinese floral motif with bird. Price: £295.00 |
2765 |
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An engine-turned snuffbox inscribed on lid 'Presented to Mr Samuel Broadhurst' by Francis Clarke, Birmingham 1840. Price: £250.00 |
8208 |
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A China Trade snuffbox, Canton circa 1830 by Wong Shing. Price: £195.00 |
3692 |
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A China Trade cachou box with vacant cartouche and typical floral decoration by Khechong, Canton, 1840-70. Price: £195.00 |
2148 |
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A China Trade snuffbox by 'K' , Canton circa 1870. Price: £125.00 |
2740 |
