ID 892456
Lot 166 | A GEORGE III SNUFF BOX AND THREE VARIOUS SILVER SPIRIT FLASKS
Estimate value
£ 1 000 – 1 500
THE SNUFF BOX UNMARKED, CIRCA 1809, THE FLASKS VARIOUS DATES
The snuff box with twin hinged covers and presentation inscription; the flasks comprising: a shaped oblong flask, hinged cover, mark of Elkington & Co., Sheffield, 1925, stamped to underneath '1 1/2 PT', marked to underneath and cover; another, shaped oblong, hinged cover, mark of James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, 1915, marked to underneath and cover, numbered '048A'; another smaller, shaped oblong, hinged cover, mark of James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, 1899, engraved initials 'T. F. H.', marked to underneath and cover; and a small nickel-plated leather covered flask
28 oz. 16 dwt. (896 gr.) weighable silver
The oval snuff box inscribed: 'Presented to the Mess of the Leyland & Ormskirk Regiment of Lancashire Local Militia by Rob. Kirkpatrick Capt. 1st Comp. April 1809'.
Provenance
The Lords Hesketh, Easton Neston, Northamptonshire; Sotheby’s house sale, 17-19 May 2005, lot 958.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Flask |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Bottles, jars & flasks |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Flask |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Bottles, jars & flasks |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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