Lot 1253
  • 1253

An American silver snuff box, Ziba Ferris, Wilmington, DE, circa 1810

Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
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Description

  • marked FERRIS in a rectangle inside (rubbed)
  • silver
  • length 3 1/4 in.
  • 8.3 cm
cover and base engraved with border of stylized foliage

Provenance

Argentum Antiques, San Francisco, December 1983

Condition

as noted re. rubbed mark, engraving rubbed at thumbpiece, otherwise good
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