Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 31 Oct 2023
A William and Mary silver 'squeeze action' spice box,
A William and Mary silver 'squeeze action' spice box,
maker's mark of W.F crowned, PR crowned, London circa 1690,
oval form, the hinged cover engraved with a squirrel within scroll decoration, the sides and base with engraved and scroll decoration, length 3.8cm, approx. weight 0.52oz.
Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, 25 January 2001, lot 67.
Phillips, London, 10 October 1980.