A GEORGE IV SILVER SNUFF-BOX AND A VICTORIAN SILVER SNUFF-BOX, THE FIRST MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, LONDON, 1828/1829, THE SECOND MARK OF THOMAS SHAW, BIRMINGHAM, 1837

A GEORGE IV SILVER SNUFF-BOX AND A VICTORIAN SILVER SNUFF-BOX
THE FIRST MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, LONDON, 1828/1829, THE SECOND MARK OF THOMAS SHAW, BIRMINGHAM, 1837
Each rectangular, the first set with panels of engine-turning, the cover set with a cast and chased plaque depicting a deer hunt through a wooded landscape, the second with slightly waisted sides, the cover set with a cast and chased plaque depicting a fox hunt through a wooded landscape and within a scroll border, the sides with horizontal reeding, the base of polished silver within a chased border and engraved with an inscription which reads 'From John Clay / to A D Kilner', gilt interior, raised foliate thumbpiece, marked on inside of cover and base
The first: 2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
The second: 4½ in. (110 mm.) wide
8 oz. (276 gr.)

Pre-Lot Text
Property from T.R.H. The Dukes of Gloucester