A GEORGE III GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY ALEXANDER JAMES STRACHAN (FL. 1799-1850), MARKED, WITH THE ENGLISH POST-1798 STANDARD MARKS FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE LONDON ASSAY MARK FOR 1756-1821, THE LONDON DATE LETTER FOR 1807/1808 AND THE ENGLISH DUTY MARK FOR GOLD 1805-1815
A GEORGE III GOLD SNUFF-BOX BY ALEXANDER JAMES STRACHAN (FL. 1799-1850), MARKED, WITH THE ENGLISH POST-1798 STANDARD MARKS FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE LONDON ASSAY MARK FOR 1756-1821, THE LONDON DATE LETTER FOR 1807/1808 AND THE ENGLISH DUTY MARK FOR GOLD 1805-1815 rectangular box with waisted sides and rounded corners, the hinged cover, sides and base with panels of engine-turning within polished gold frames, the interior cover engraved with a presentation inscription 2 7/8 in. (72 mm.) wide 2 oz. (65 gr.) The presentation inscription reads 'W. E. Tallents. From The Earl of Yarborough 17 t . h . February 1898.'
A GEORGE III GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY ALEXANDER JAMES STRACHAN (FL. 1799-1850), MARKED, WITH THE ENGLISH POST-1798 STANDARD MARKS FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE LONDON ASSAY MARK FOR 1756-1821, THE LONDON DATE LETTER FOR 1807/1808 AND THE ENGLISH DUTY MARK FOR GOLD 1805-1815
A GEORGE III GOLD SNUFF-BOX BY ALEXANDER JAMES STRACHAN (FL. 1799-1850), MARKED, WITH THE ENGLISH POST-1798 STANDARD MARKS FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE LONDON ASSAY MARK FOR 1756-1821, THE LONDON DATE LETTER FOR 1807/1808 AND THE ENGLISH DUTY MARK FOR GOLD 1805-1815 rectangular box with waisted sides and rounded corners, the hinged cover, sides and base with panels of engine-turning within polished gold frames, the interior cover engraved with a presentation inscription 2 7/8 in. (72 mm.) wide 2 oz. (65 gr.) The presentation inscription reads 'W. E. Tallents. From The Earl of Yarborough 17 t . h . February 1898.'
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