Alison lives in a small village on the Cambridgeshire/Suffolk border and has been involved in the antiques trade for thirty five years. A qualified auctioneer, she has a BA Hons in Valuation of Fine Art and Chattels and has worked in a London auction house and for The Potteries Museum as well as exhibiting at fairs in London and East Anglia.
Here on Booth Antiques we offer silver, glass and objets de vertu. For jewellery please visit our other site on Loveantiques - Aion Jewellery.
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Cambridgeshire, UK
Gorgeous Mid Victorian Silver & Tortoiseshell Snuff Box
REF: B1564 / LA589561
£145
€172
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Description
A gorgeous silver mounted snuff box, dating from the mid Victorian period. The rectangular body is crafted in horn and the hinged lid is inset with a tortoiseshell panel and an applied initial 'A' in silver. A lovely collector's piece with an alternative use as a pill box.
measurements
Height:
1.8 cm
Width:
6 cm
Depth:
3 cm
declaration
Booth Antiques has clarified that the Gorgeous Mid Victorian Silver & Tortoiseshell Snuff Box (LA589561) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c1860
condition
Excellent, with no breaks, splits or losses. The silver initial is not marked, but tests as silver.
additional info
Material:
Date of Manufacture:
c1860
location
This Gorgeous Mid Victorian Silver & Tortoiseshell Snuff Box is located in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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