Lot 162
A WILLIAM IV SILVER SNUFF BOX
rectangular with reeded sides and base, a chased floral thumbpiece and an engine-turned border around the cover, inscribed "To John Hele Fuge surgeon in testimony of the Gratitude and Esteem of his fellow townsmen for his humane and unceasing attention to the Poor during the awful visitation of Malignant Cholera, Plymouth AD.1832", by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1832, signed on the bezel "W Hall Fecit" and contained in its original case with the trade label of "William Hall Goldsmith 8 Whimple Street Plymouth"; 3.5" (9 cms) long; 4.5 oz
