Lot 346
  • 346

A rare George IV silver "peddlar" snuffbox, John Linnit, London 1825

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description

  • 3 7/8 in.
  • 9.8 cm
the cover embossed in high relief with an elegantly-dressed peddlar plying his wares before a rustic inn, gilt interior.

Catalogue Note

Two models of Linnet's "pedlar" boxes, 1823 and 1827, are illustrated in Vanessa Brett, The Sotheby's Directory of Silver, p. 267, nos. 1225-1226.