A George IV silver snuff box

A George IV silver snuff box,

by John Bettridge, Birmingham 1828,

rectangular form, the hinged cover with a raised scene from Act II, Scenes IV of Shakespeare's Henry VIII with the celebrated actress Sarah Siddons (1755-1831), engine-turned sides and base, length 8.8cm, approx. weight 6.9oz.

Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 265.

Alastair Dickenson, 1999.

Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 225.

Literature Delieb, E, Silver Boxes, Antique Collector's Club, 2002, p127, pl.203.