Important South African Art & Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 21 October 2013
English Silver and Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 2 000 - 3 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 2 108
About this Item
Birmingham, England
A George IV silver snuff box, Edward Smith, Birmingham, 1827
rectangular, the engine-turned hinged cover with a monogrammed reserve, with reeded sides and foliate thumbpiece, gilt interior, decoration worn, 59,3g, 6,5cm wide; and a Victorian example, Edward Smith, Birmingham, 1861, shaped rectangular, the hinged cover engraved with strapwork enclosing a vacant cartouche, the sides with diaper borders, 90g, 7,2cm wide
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