A gold snuff box

£3,000 - £5,000 £5,000

A gold snuff box, by Joseph Wilmore & Co, England, circa 1843, of rectangular outline, the lid with a Rococo-style cartouche, the border, sides and base engraved with a meandering line, the lip with engraved floral scrollwork, measuring 7.5 x 5.7 x 2.2cm, interior with British hallmarks for Birmingham, date letter U for 1843, maker's mark JW, gross weight 142 grams, fitted case stamped Garrard