FOUR GEORGIAN SILVER AND SILVER-PLATED MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SNUFF-BOXES

Lot 208
19.07.2022 11:00UTC +00:00
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Starting price
£ 100
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 795396
Lot 208 | FOUR GEORGIAN SILVER AND SILVER-PLATED MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SNUFF-BOXES
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
The Carman box with silver-gilt lining, the silver cover chased with a rococo cartouche with birds and cornucopia and engraved in centre with a coat-of-arms beneath a crest, the Bateman box with double opening cover chased with large foliate scrolls, each marked in the cover with maker's mark only; one silver-plated box, chased on the cover with scrolls and shells cartouche engraved in centre with a crest; the fourth silver-plated box with half shell hinged cover
27/8 in. (7.3 cm.) to 31/4 in. (8.2 cm.) long
The arms on the Carman box are those of Ward.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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