French 19th Century Silver Snuff Box
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century
This 19th-century French snuff box is crafted from silver and features a plain, rectangular form with elegantly rounded corners. The exterior lid is personalized with the engraving 'Lily Belhavon & Stenton' surmounted by a Baron's coronet, while the front panel displays a decorative engraved cartouche.
The box opens to reveal a gilt interior, with the inner lid marked by French lozenge and guarantee stamps along the rim. Measuring 7.3cm in length, with total dimensions of 7.3 x 2.6 x 2.15cm, the object exhibits signs of age-appropriate wear, including some rubbing to the front cartouche engraving. The design reflects the traditional style of 19th-century French silver decorative arts, combining functional storage for snuff with aristocratic ornamentation.
The specific engraving links the piece to the Scottish peerage, specifically the Lordship of Belhaven & Stenton. The box serves as an example of fine 19th-century metalwork, characterized by its clean, classic lines and gilded internal finishing.
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Physical characteristics
- Weight
- 464gm
- Material
- silver, gilt interior
- Dimensions
- 7.3 x 2.6 x 2.15cm
Technical characteristics
- Marks
- French lozenge mark, guarantee mark
Design
- Shape
- rectangular with rounded corners
- Lid engraving
- Lily Belhavon & Stenton with Baron's coronet
- Front engraving
- cartouche
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
Catalogue references
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