An unusual George III Slender Snuff Box made in Birmingham 1807 by John Shaw.
An unusual George III Slender Snuff Box made in Birmingham 1807 by John Shaw.
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The Snuff Box is of an unusual slender broad rectangular form with rounded ends. The cover has a flush hinge and together with the base, is crisply engraved with symmetrical pluming scroll work and foliate designs on a prick dot ground. The sides are decorated with chequered designs and the cover displays a vacant oval cartouche. The interior displays deep gilding and is fully marked in the base and on the underside of the cover. This piece is in excellent, crisp, condition.
Length: 2.8 inches, 7cm.
Width: 1.5 inches, 3.75 cm.
Height: 0.5 inches, 1.25 cm.
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