Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 19th April 2023 - 19 Apr 2023
A William IV silver presentation snuff box
A William IV silver presentation snuff box,
by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1832,
rectangular form, engine-turned sides and base, the hinged cover with engine-turned decoration, and inscribed 'To William Patey Baldy, M.D. in testimony of the Gratitude and Esteem of his fellow townsmen for his humane and increasing attention to the Poor, during the awful visitation of Mailgnant Cholera at Plymouth, A.D 1832', the inside of the cover later inscribed 'W.C. Baldy to E.J.S.L 1861', length 9cm, approx. weight 4.5oz.