GEORGE I / II SILVER & AGATE SNUFF BOX, England, c1720; M. Ford Creech Antiques & Fine Arts, Memphis, TN

GEORGE I / II SILVER & AGATE SNUFF BOX

England, c1720-30, Unmarked

George I / II Engraved Silver & Agate Snuff Box, c1720-30

The cartouche-shaped lid over an oval body with concave sides,
the whole with chased floral decoration

interspersed with panels of diapering within reeded rims,
the cover inset with agate oval, whose color reflects the gilt interior

Condition : Good to excellent; small blemish to thread around the agate;

otherwise excellent, with good definition to the chased decoration; some expected staining beneath gilt interior

2.8" long / 1.5 oz

SOLD

#6284

George I / II Engraved Silver & Agate Snuff Box, c1720-30

Shown With

A GEORGE II ARMORIAL SILVER TOBACCO BOX

England, c1730, Bearing Arms of the Earls of Ashburnham

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George I / II Engraved Silver & Agate Snuff Box, c1720-30