A VICTORIAN SILVER RECTANGULAR SNUFF BOX, EDWARD SMITH, BIRMINGHAM 1846

A VICTORIAN SILVER RECTANGULAR SNUFF BOXEDWARD SMITH, BIRMINGHAM 1846With engine turned decoration and a chased foliate thumb piece, the cover engraved 'Presented to Solomon Speakman by fifty contractors on the Birkenhead and Chester Railway for praiseworthy and fearless performance of his duty. In the late collision near Chester. MDCCCLVIII'8cm long118g (3.8 oz)Provenance:From the Collection of Sir William and Lady McAlpine

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