Snuff box, silver, London, 1690
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1690
Of elongated octagonal form, squeeze action. The lid engraved with a scene of a cupid holding a cage, with a basket of burning hearts besides him, looking out to a group of houses, a lambrequin in the foreground. Engraved above with a motto “I look for a faithful heart’, edged with leaf borders. The underside with foliate scrolls. Marked once to the interior with maker’s mark T.T crowned only.
Length - 6 cm / 2.35 inches Weight – 43 grams / 1.38 ozt Provenance: Collection of Elizabeth Vere Drummond Birdwood, 1st Baroness Birdwood (1909 – 1997), daughter of Sir George Drummond Ogilvie (1882-1966) who was in the Indian Political Service. Thence by descent.
Evidence at a glance
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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 6 cm; 2.35 inches; 43 grams; 1.38 oz
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable; the text keeps only the listing's object facts (condition, price and sale wording removed). Attribution and measurements describe the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Candidate id
- inv-206542946
- Auction house
- Chiswick Auctions
- Listing object ID
- 206542946
Catalogue references
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