A Victorian silver-gilt snuff box

A Victorian silver-gilt snuff box,

by John Tongue, Birmingham 1938.

the hinged cover with a raised scene of two hounds coursing, in a landscape setting, foliate and scroll border, the sides and base with engraved lattice decoration, foliate thumb-piece, the underside inscribed 'F.LUNDI Newcastle on Tyne', length 7.2cm, approx. weight 2.9oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.

Purchased from Shapiro, Grays Antiques Market, London, 21 November 1997.