Silver Spectacles, Snuff Box, Vinaigrette
Silver Spectacles, Snuff Box, Vinaigrette
A George III oblong Snuff Box, the lid engraved with
initiais, gilt interior, 2in. wide, marked on base and
lid, by William Pugh, Birmingham, 1810.
A pair of George III Spectacles, the hinged arms
with loop finials, by Thomas Phelps, 1810; another pair
with plain hinged arms, duty mark and lion passant only,
circa 1810, both London; and two pairs with sliding
armatures, unmarked, 19th Century.
A William IV oblong Vinaigrette, decorated with
vermicelli, the lid centred by an initialled cartouche,
gilt interior and simply pierced grille, \skin. wide,
marked on base, lid and grille, by Thomas Shaw,
Birmingham, 1830.
A WILLIAM IV OBLONG VINAIGRETTE, engine-
turned, the lid centred by a vacant cartouche, slight
floral snap, gilt interior and foliate grille, lxkin. wide,
marked on base, lid and grille, by Nathaniel Mills,
Birmingham, 1832.
A George IV oblong Snuff Box, engine-turned
within floral borders, the lid centred by an inscribed
cartouche, gilt interior and foliate grille, Plain. wide,
marked on base, lid and grille, by John Bettridge,
Birmingham, 1829.
AN OVAL SPICE BOX, the base and lid engraved
with scrolling foliage, the sides with overlapping
leafage, pinch grips and three-lugged stand-away
hinge, gilt interior, Plain. wide, maker’s mark DR only,
circa 1700.
A George III Snuff Box, of oblong concave form,
la ter grille for use as a vinaigrette, the
base and lid wriggleworked with a border of foliage and flower-heads,
gilt interior, 21/*in. wide, marked on base and lid, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham, 1810.
A George III oblong Snuff Box, decorated with
alternate diagonal plain and reeded bands, the flush
hinged lid centred by an applied vacant roundel, the
sides featuring a band of formai leaf and dial motif, gilt
interior, wide, marked on base and lid, possibly by
William Ellerby, London, 1812.
A WILLIAM IV OBLONG SNUFF BOX, entirely
reeded, the lid centred by a vacant plaque, floral snap,
one side applied with a steel grater, gilt interior, 2V»in.
wide, marked on base and lid, by Francis Clark,
Birmingham, 1832.
A George IV oblong Vinaigrette, engine-turned
within plain concave borders, the lid centred by a
vacant cartouche, reeded sides, gilt interior and foliate
grille, 1 Vain, wide, marked on base and lid, maker’s mark
TF, Birmingham, 1825.