Property from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
A gold snuff box, James Morisset, London, 1798
Auction Closed
June 17, 06:12 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
of ingot form, the lid of the burnished gold body engraved with a coat of arms above the motto 'Vigilanter', fully hallmarked including standard mark for 18 ct gold,
3 ¼ in., 8.2 cm wide
The Estate of Ailsa Mellon Bruce
The arms are those of the Gregory of Leicestershire and Warwickshire impaling those of France.