A George III snuff box
Auction: 13 August 2014 at 14:00 BST
£688
Description
Mitchell & Russell, Glasgow 1819, of simple rectangular form, the cover engraved with a figure of a standing ram in a natural landscape, named 'John McIntyre' above in large scrolling cartouche and 'Carmann' below in simple frame, the base engraved with the armorial and motto of the Hammermen's Association
Dimensions
8cm wide, 97.3g
Footnote
Heraldry:
The shield and crest below an scroll inscribed for GREGORIE of Dunkirk 1783