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LOT 0431
Stuart Period Silver Snuff Box with Bust of Charles II
1660-1685 A.D.
4 in. (203 grams, 10.2 cm).
With hinged lid formed as a tortoiseshell plaque in a silver frame; applied high-relief mount bust of Charles II in three-quarter view.
ProvenanceProperty of a County Durham collector; acquired on the UK art market.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12443-225455.
See Hughes, G.B. English Snuff Boxes, London, 1971 for discussion.
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LOT 0431
Stuart Period Silver Snuff Box with Bust of Charles II
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,404
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Stuart Period Silver Snuff Box with Bust of Charles II
1660-1685 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,404
With hinged lid formed as a tortoiseshell plaque in a silver frame; applied high-relief mount bust of Charles II in three-quarter view. 203 grams, 10.2 cm
Property of a County Durham collector; acquired on the UK art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12443-225455. -
Mixed Terracotta Idol Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including standing figures with arms outstretched, hollow-formed perching bird and other types. 2.06 kg total, 9.7-19 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Post Medieval Collared Bottle
Circa 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Baluster-shaped in profile with flared foot, flat shoulder and tapering neck with collar, rounded rim. 319 grams, 15.5 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
