Lot 727
AN EARLY GEORGE I SILVER TOBACCO BOX
oval with moulded borders and a pull-off cover, engraved with a coat of arms & crest within an elaborate foliate & scrolling cartouche with scalework & eagles, the base inscribed "George Chandler Ratcliff Cross 1716" by Edward Cornock, London c.1716 (no date letter); 3.75" (9.5 cms) long; 3.95 oz
*Arms of Chandler, Ratcliff or Ratcliffe Cross refers to part of the former hamlet of Ratcliff in East London (between Shadwell & Limerhouse in the borough of Stepney).
