George III Irish sterling silver snuff box
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1790
Dublin circa 1790 by James Kennedy (active 1768-1803) A George III Irish sterling silver snuff box Of elliptical form with a hinged lid, pin deficient. Bright cut engraved decoration including festoons and a star elliptical cartouche with contemporaneous initials CM in flourished cursive script, the upper section with a crest of out of a ducal coronet a bullâs head with a baronâs coronet above.
The lid with makerâs mark I.K twice and Hibernia, the base with town mark and Hibernia only. Length â 7.8 cm / 3 inches Weight â 56 grams / 1.8 ozt Notes: The crest and initials are for Baron Massy of Duntrileague in the County of Limerick (Est. 4 Aug 1776) The initials may refer to Catherine Massy (d. 1791) who in September 1760 married Hugh Massy, 2nd Baron Massy (1733-1790), son of Hugh Massy, 1st Baron Massy (1700-1788) and his first wife Mary Dawson.
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- sterling silver
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- Length â 7.8 cm / 3 inches Weight â 56 grams / 1.8 ozt
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 202333802
Catalogue references
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Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.