Lot 1059
A GEORGE I SILVER MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX
navette-shaped with reeded borders and a "stand-away" hinge, the cover with pique-work borders and a central oval plaque engraved with the initials "J" and "R" and crown & thistle for James Stuart, the Young Pretender beneath the motto "DUM SPIRAT SPERO", and above the number "8", the cover interior with a very small medallion profile of Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie), unmarked 1720-1725; 3" (7.6 cms) long
