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JAMES NASMYTH (worked from c.1830) - Receive artist alerts » - More items from this artist »
An extremely fine William IV Pocket Snuff Box (1834 England)
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Dimensions
1.75inch wide 0.75inch high 2.75inch deep (4.44 cm wide 1.90 cm high 6.98 cm deep)
Description / ExpertiseThis fine piece is broad rectangular in form with engine turned decorated base and sides. This piece has a beautifully shaded agate panel inset into the cover and a cast protruding scroll thumb piece. The front of the side also displays a rectangular reeded cartouche which is engraved with the following inscription: \"Snuff Box of Alexander Guthrie of the Mount born 1783.\" The interior is beautifully gilded and is very well marked. Alexander Guthrie was a prominent coal master, owning several mines in Ayreshire and the Mount, refers to his home near Kilmarnock.
Price
gbp 2200 (Pound Sterling)
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