Jewellery, Watches, Silver & Objects of Vertu

A William IV silver ‘castle top’ snuff box, of rectangular form, the lid with die-stamped view of Newstead Abbey, the sides and base engine-turned, the base centred with engraved inscription ‘J Brolun 1859’, with cast scroll and foliate borders and thumbpiece, by Taylor & Perry, Birmingham 1835, length 7.8cm. £500-£700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Private Collection of Snuff Boxes and Vinaigrettes.

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Newstead Abbey was the ancestral home of the poet Lord Byron.