Lot 711
A GEORGE III SILVER-MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX (2)
Coleridge Collection, London, 1805
with an unusual hinged lid, the inner rim inscribed 'NL PL', 8cm wide; Together with another similar example, indistinctly marked to the inner rim 9.5cm, both with ‘Anthony & Marietta Coleridge Collection’ labels
| Estimate: | £300 - £500 |
| Hammer price: | £550 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance
The Anthony & Marietta Coleridge Collection
The second box: Acquired from Christie’s, South Kensington, 14 May 1996, part lot 249.