An early-Victorian silver-gilt portrait snuff box,

An early-Victorian silver-gilt portrait snuff box,
by John Linnit, London 1839,
rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, the hinged cover set with an oval enamelled portrait of George IV, attributed to Henry Bone, set under glass, length 8cm, approx. weight 4oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Christie's New York, 16 April, 1999, lot 16.