£150 - £200
A REGENCY COMMEMORATIVE PRESSED HORN SNUFF BOX AND COVER with portrait of queen Caroline, c1820 inscribed WILSON SC SHEFFIELD, the underside of the base with a trophy and thistles, 8.5cm diam
Another example, presented to HRH The Princess Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood (1897-1965) on her 22nd birthday was sold (with a second box of a hunting scene also by 'WILSON') Christie's South Kensington, Harewood The Attic Sale, 9 December 2012, lot 1020 (�1750).
Small crack to the thin turned stand in the base, the pressed decoration crisp, neither part warped
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:
24% inc VAT*
Online and Autobids:
25.8% inc VAT*
