Ellis Finch
Head of Knightsbridge Silver Department
Property from an International Private Collection
Lot 109*
A George III silver-gilt snuff box Daniel Hockly, London 1813
28 July 2021, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £5,355 inc. premium
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A George III silver-gilt snuff box
Daniel Hockly, London 1813
Rectangular, the cover inset with a relief plaque of Neptune in his chariot drawn by hippocampi, glazed with a gold frame, within a chased floral border, the sides and base with engine-turned decoration, gilded interior, the inside cover with presentation inscription dated 1834, length 8cm.
Rectangular, the cover inset with a relief plaque of Neptune in his chariot drawn by hippocampi, glazed with a gold frame, within a chased floral border, the sides and base with engine-turned decoration, gilded interior, the inside cover with presentation inscription dated 1834, length 8cm.
Footnotes
The presentation inscription reads: "Presented to Mr Hy Simpson, Churchwarden, of St Martin in the field, by 24 householders, in admiration of his courage in standing trial against a self elected vestry, and for his talent and perseverance in bringing it to a successful issue thereby restoring the ancient rights and priviledges of the rate payers, which had been withheld more than 200 years, Decr 20th 1834"
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Property from an International Private Collection
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