A GEORGE I GOLD SNUFF-BOX LONDON, CIRCA 1720; THE ENGRAVING...
Oval, polished gold, the hinged cover engraved with a coat-of-arms flanked on each side by two lions facing each other, and beneath helm and crest, within an elaborate foliate scroll cartouche, on a ruled ground and enclosed by a border of engraved pearls, apparently unmarked
3 in. (7.8 cm.) long
2 oz. 12 dwt. (81 gr.)
The arms are those of Cooke, of Langham, co. Suffolk
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 28 April 1992, lot 119.
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Oval, polished gold, the hinged cover engraved with a coat-of-arms flanked on each side by two lions facing each other, and beneath helm and crest, within an elaborate foliate scroll cartouche, on a ruled ground and enclosed by a border of engraved pearls, apparently unmarked
3 in. (7.8 cm.) long
2 oz. 12 dwt. (81 gr.)
The arms are those of Cooke, of Langham, co. Suffolk
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 28 April 1992, lot 119.
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