Lot 814
A WILLIAM IV SNUFF BOX
rectangular with engine-turned decoration and incurved corners, decorated around the cover with a raised border of chased roses, thistles and shamrock, the centre initialled "GG", with foliate shell thumbpiece, the gilt interior inscribed "Presented to George Gore, Steward by the Gentleman passengers of the Comet as a testimony of their high sense of his great attention and judicious conduct 1836", by Edward Edwards, London 1836; 3.75" (9.5 cms) long; 8.25 oz
