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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED COLLECTION
A GEORGE IV GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFFBOX
MARK OF JOHN LINNIT, LONDON, 1828
Details
A GEORGE IV GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFFBOX
MARK OF JOHN LINNIT, LONDON, 1828
Rectangular, the cover, base, and sides with engine-turned ground, the cover centering a reserve engraved with a crest and with a foliate scroll thumbpiece, the cover engraved inside with the inscription "TO Captain Meredith Brown, late Paymaster OF THE 23rd OR R.W. FUSILIERS from his brother Officers as a Testimonial of THEIR AFFECTION AND ESTEEM for his public conduct and private worth," marked on interior base and cover
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) long
MARK OF JOHN LINNIT, LONDON, 1828
Rectangular, the cover, base, and sides with engine-turned ground, the cover centering a reserve engraved with a crest and with a foliate scroll thumbpiece, the cover engraved inside with the inscription "TO Captain Meredith Brown, late Paymaster OF THE 23rd OR R.W. FUSILIERS from his brother Officers as a Testimonial of THEIR AFFECTION AND ESTEEM for his public conduct and private worth," marked on interior base and cover
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) long
Provenance
The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sinatra,
Sold Christie's, New York, 1 December 1995, lot 24
Sold Christie's, New York, 1 December 1995, lot 24