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Silver & Vertu including A Private Collection of Snuff Boxes

16th January 2018 | 10:00AM | Crewkerne Salerooms

Lot 985

A GEORGE II SILVER-MOUNTED OAK SNUFF BOX circular with a circular plaque on the cover, engraved with a three-masted man-o-war & the inscriptions "Centurion G: Anson Praef", the sides inscribed "Altera quae vehat Argo 1740 Delectos Heroas", gilt interior, maker's mark only (struck twice), possibly by Peter Werritzer (Grimwade No. 3756), London c.1745; 2.5" (6.4 cms) diameter *This box may have been made to celebrate George Anson's triumphant return to England aboard the Centurion with plundered Spanish treasure totalling £500,000. He landed back in London on 15th June 1744 after leaving in 1740 to attack the Spanish on the Pacific coast of Latin America, during this period he suffered the loss of five of his squadron of six ships and the lives of over six hundred men.
£400 - £500
£1200.00
5 stars

“Congratulations on what looked like a very successful sale ! You never mentioned that you did the auctioneering as well ... talk about doing the whole job ... see it into the building, find out what it is, decide if it’s for the Fine Art sale or the General Sale, lot it and describe it accordingly, and then sell it ... that really does count as seeing the job through from start to finish! Whilst the job isn’t over yet, it really is a case of so far, so good ... some items have sold for sums that exceeded our expectations, with one item in particular fetching a truly remarkable sum, so we’re very happy indeed... we’ve noted how accurate the guide prices are ... and how gratifying it is when the bidding goes sailing past the guide ! I found the whole week to be both gripping entertainment and pleasingly rewarding financially. Please accept my sincerest congratulations for a job well done, and we’ll look forward to the October and November Sales with bated breath ...”

Andrew P

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