A REGENCY GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX
LONDON, CIRCA 1830
A REGENCY GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX LONDON, CIRCA 1830 oval gold-lined tortoiseshell box, the cover set with an oval gilt-brass plaque depicting the interior of an inn, applied chased foliate thumbpiece, the interior cover later engraved with 'Mary' with Royal princess’ crown above, a crest within the motto of the Order of the Bath and E P cypher and beneath with the initials E H P and the date 13 May 1849, the flange with further inscription 3 7/8 in. (98 mm.) wide The inscription on the flange reads ‘Presented by H.R.H. the Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester, to General the Honble Sir Edward Paget, G.C.B. as a memento of H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester.
A REGENCY GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX
LONDON, CIRCA 1830
A REGENCY GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX LONDON, CIRCA 1830 oval gold-lined tortoiseshell box, the cover set with an oval gilt-brass plaque depicting the interior of an inn, applied chased foliate thumbpiece, the interior cover later engraved with 'Mary' with Royal princess’ crown above, a crest within the motto of the Order of the Bath and E P cypher and beneath with the initials E H P and the date 13 May 1849, the flange with further inscription 3 7/8 in. (98 mm.) wide The inscription on the flange reads ‘Presented by H.R.H. the Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester, to General the Honble Sir Edward Paget, G.C.B. as a memento of H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester.
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