Lot 710
A GEORGE IV SILVER RECTANGULAR SNUFF BOX
with engine-turning & raised floral borders, the cover inset with an embossed and chased plaque depicting a theatrical scene*, gilt interior, by John Bettridge, Birmingham 1828; 3.7" (9.4 cms) long; 6.95 oz
*From an incident in Act II of Shakespeare's Henry VIII based on a painting by George Henry Harlow (1787-1819) entiled The Court for the Tryal of Queen Katherine.
