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Description

An exquisite Antique, Early Victorian, English Silver Presentation Snuff Box made by the highly regarded maker, Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham.
The box is hallmarked on the inside, the lid having the Monarch's Head duty mark (Queen Victoria), the maker's mark "N.M" and the Lion Passant Silver Mark. The base having the maker's mark "N.M" again alongside the Birmingham town mark and date letter "P" for 1838/39.
There is a very nice Shipping Interest Presentation Inscription on the lid of the box, presented at Leith on 5th October 1841 (see photos).
It measures approximately 78mm x 50mm x 30mm. The weight is 113.2g/3.99oz/3.63ozt.

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