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Description

An exquisite Antique, Mid Victorian, English Silver Presentation Snuff Box made by Frederick Marson, Birmingham.
The box is hallmarked on the inside, the lid with the Monarch's Head duty mark (Queen Victoria), the maker's mark "F.M" for Frederick Marson, the Lion Passant sterling silver mark, the Birmingham anchor town mark and date letter "Z" for 1874/75. The base having the Monarch's Head, the maker's mark "F.M" and date letter "Z" repeated.
There is a very nice Scottish Interest Presentation Inscription on the lid of the box (see photos)
"Coelum Non Animum Mutant Qui Trans Mare Currant, A small token of Affectionate Regards from Simon Mackenzie MA of Australia to Roderick Hay,Esquire, Banker, Invergordon Scotland May 1876."
The Latin phrase translates to "Those who hurry across the sea change the sky [upon them], not their souls or state of mind".
It measures approximately 80mm x 50mm x 18mm. The weight is 111.9g13.2g/3.94oz/3.59ozt.

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