Dumfries interest - a George III 18ct gold presentation snuff box
£2,300
Auction: 14 August 2012 at 15:00 BST
Description
IN, London 1811, of simple rectangular form with waisted sides, the hinged cover with presentation inscription
Dimensions
7.5cm x 4.7cm x 1.7cm, 107.3g
Footnote
Notes the presentation inscription cover reads;
'To
John Maitland Esqr of Eccles
THE CITIZENS OF DUMFRIES
offer this testimony of their sense
of his great excertions in the protection of
Their Rights in Parliament
and in particularly
of their high estimation
of his
Public and Private Character
Anno 1811'