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English antique sterling silver snuff box by Joseph Taylor, hallmarked from Birmingham in 1827.
Carries a small family crest to the lid’s cartouche which would appear to be a lions head within a crown or coronet (we have not researched this crest).
No dinks or repairs, very light loss of definition to the pattern on base, gilt is intact with just slight loss of the gilt on the back base wall. Opens and closes as it should .
Measures 77x32x18mm
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English antique sterling silver snuff box by Joseph Taylor, hallmarked from Birmingham in 1827.
Carries a small family crest to the lid’s cartouche which would appear to be a lions head within a crown or coronet (we have not researched this crest).
No dinks or repairs, very light loss of definition to the pattern on base, gilt is intact with just slight loss of the gilt on the back base wall. Opens and closes as it should .
Measures 77 x 32 x 18mm
| DATE | 1827 |
| MAKER or SPONSOR MARK | Joseph Taylor |
| ASSAY OFFICE | Birmingham |
| WEIGHT (Grammes) | 63 |
| WEIGHT (Troy) | 2.09 |
| REF:- | 561Y |
Snuff boxes were and, indeed still are, used to store tobacco powder or snuff. The practice of snuffing (the inhalation of the tobacco powder known as snuff) began as early as the late 15th Century. At this time, tobacco use had become popular in England following the discovery of the New World. By the mid-17th Century, inhaling snuff was extremely popular and even women were partaking!
By the early 18th Century the nobility had also started to practice the use of snuff and needed something appropriate to hold their snuff.
As a result, in the later part of the 18th Century, craftsmen began producing decorative boxes for this purpose. They used precious metals like silver and gold and other materials like ivory, horn or tortoise shell to create the boxes.
Snuff boxes came in large and small sizes. The larger boxes were for communal use at social gatherings whereas the smaller boxes were for personal use.
It was Sheffield that primarily made silver snuff boxes during the 16th Century. Likewise, Birmingham produced others during the late 17th Century. They were often decorative with views of famous buildings engraved on the lids or boxes sides.
| Origin | English |
|---|---|
| Period | George IV 1820-1830 |
| Sponsor/Maker | Joseph Taylor |
| REF CODE | 561Y |
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Situated within the Central belt of Scotland (UK), we are a small, family run business. Indeed, we traded in silver for many years before forming Dart Silver Ltd in 2006.
