An early 19th century gold snuff box

An early 19th century gold snuff box,

marks partially worn, probably Swiss,

rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, with a foliate three-colour gold border, the cover with a vacant cartouche, the inside of the cover inscribed 'Presented by A. J. Byron to his friend J MacGregor Mallock, M.D, Oct 1st 1826', length 7.7cm, approx. weight 80.3g.

Provenance: A Private Collection.

Purchased from Sheldon Shapiro Ltd., London, 6 August 2000.

There was a Captain A.J. Byrom, from the 16th Lancers, present at the siege of Bhurtpore, Rajasthan in 1826.