An unusual George III Slender Snuff Box made in Birmingham 1807 by John Shaw.

An unusual George III Slender Snuff Box made in Birmingham 1807 by John Shaw.

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The Snuff Box is of an unusual slender broad rectangular form with rounded ends.  The cover has a flush hinge and together with the base, is crisply engraved with symmetrical pluming scroll work and foliate designs on a prick dot ground.  The sides are decorated with chequered designs and the cover displays a vacant oval cartouche.  The interior displays deep gilding and is fully marked in the base and on the underside of the cover.  This piece is in excellent, crisp, condition.

Length: 2.8 inches, 7cm.

Width: 1.5 inches, 3.75 cm.

Height: 0.5 inches, 1.25 cm.


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