Lot 153
  • 153

A group of silver smalls, including a castle-top snuffbox, castle-top vinaigrette, fox hunting snuff box and a travelling inkwell, Nathaniel Mills and others, Birmingham, London, and Chester, most circa 1840

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • 8 pieces, see listing on Sotheby's.com
  • length of Windsor Castle snuffbox 2 7/8 in.
  • 7.5cm
comprising:
a snuffbox with a view of Windsor castle, the base initialed HRB, the interior engraved "Coronation May 1937", by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham, 1837



A vinaigrette with the same scene, base initialed HR, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham, 1838



A snuffbox with heavy-chased floral sides and borders, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham, 1841



A snuffbox with chased foxhunting scene on cover, Francis Clark, Birmingham, 1838



An aesthetic-style card case engraved with flowering branch, bird, and aquatic scene with crane, maker's mark D&N, Birmingham, 1880



A travelling inkstand with screw-down cap, London, 1810



A tinder box, with crested silver top and leather-covered sides, London, 1856



A miniature kitchen pepper, maker's mark CS&FS, Chester, 1900

Condition

one with raised borders with removed inscription, minor dents to inkwell, one with hunting scene rubbed
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