A Cape silver snuff box, apparently unmarked, early 19th century

English, Continental, Oriental and Cape Silver, Furniture and Decorative Arts

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ZAR 3 279
Lot 329
  • A Cape silver snuff box, apparently unmarked, early 19th century
  • A Cape silver snuff box, apparently unmarked, early 19th century


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ZAR 3 000 - 4 000
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ZAR 3 279
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A Cape silver snuff box, apparently unmarked, early 19th century
rectangular with canted corners, the hinged cover engraved with a shield-shaped cartouche and the initials 'MCM', with wrigglework borders, the reverse engraved with a flowerhead, the base with a hole, dents, 35g, 5,4cm wide


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