TWO GEORGE III SILVER-GILT ZOOMORPHIC SNUFF-BOXES
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TWO GEORGE III SILVER-GILT ZOOMORPHIC SNUFF-BOXES
MARK OF THOMAS PHIBBS AND EDWARD ROBINSON II, LONDON, 1807 AND 1808
Details
Each realistically chased as a fox head, with plain moulded rim, one with hinged cover, the other with hinged jaw, the latter engraved on plain cover with a coat-of-arms, marked on inner rim and cover
3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm.) long
7 oz. 9 dwt. (232 gr.)
The arms engraved are those of Thompson.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 21 October, 1993, lot 175 (for the one with engraved arms).
MARK OF THOMAS PHIBBS AND EDWARD ROBINSON II, LONDON, 1807 AND 1808
Details
Each realistically chased as a fox head, with plain moulded rim, one with hinged cover, the other with hinged jaw, the latter engraved on plain cover with a coat-of-arms, marked on inner rim and cover
3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm.) long
7 oz. 9 dwt. (232 gr.)
The arms engraved are those of Thompson.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 21 October, 1993, lot 175 (for the one with engraved arms).
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- 21% up to £4,500,000.00
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TWO GEORGE III SILVER-GILT ZOOMORPHIC SNUFF-BOXES
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500
Starting Price £700
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