A GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC

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Los 16 | A GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC
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A GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC

BY NATHANIEL MILLS (FL. 1803-1853), BIRMINGHAM, 1828; THE MICROMOSAIC SIGNED 'AGUATI' FOR ANTONIO AGUATTI (D.1826), ROME, CIRCA 1820

Rectangular, the sides and base chased with striated engine-turning, the thumbpiece cast and chased with flowers and scrollwork, the lid inset with a fine Roman micromosaic, signed 'Aguati', depicting the spaniel 'Tawney' lying on a grassy bank, a river, trees and mountains beyond, within an oak leaf border, marked inside and in cover

4 in. (102 mm.) wide

gross weight 11 oz. 15 dwt. (367 gr.)





Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 1 November 1990, lot 34.



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.
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