22nd Nov, 2023 11:00
European Works of Art
209
A GEORGE III SILVER AND AGATE MOUNTED COMMEMORATIVE SNUFF BOX, MATTHEW LINWOOD, BIRMINGHAM, 1909
oblong with incurved sides, the lid set with a slightly domed banded agate with engraved inscription above the simple thumbpiece, gilt interior, 6.3cm long
The inscription reads: Mr. T. Clarke. Admaston Spa. The mineral springs at Admaston in Shropshire grew in popularity from the mid 18th century, a hotel established there in 1805, Mr Thomas Clarke recorded as running the Admaston Spa Hotel by 1832 (https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/salop/vol11/pp306-310, accessed 29.04.23).
Provenance: The Bearn Collection, New York
Sold for £180
oblong with incurved sides, the lid set with a slightly domed banded agate with engraved inscription above the simple thumbpiece, gilt interior, 6.3cm long
The inscription reads: Mr. T. Clarke. Admaston Spa. The mineral springs at Admaston in Shropshire grew in popularity from the mid 18th century, a hotel established there in 1805, Mr Thomas Clarke recorded as running the Admaston Spa Hotel by 1832 (https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/salop/vol11/pp306-310, accessed 29.04.23).
Provenance: The Bearn Collection, New York
Auction: European Works of Art, 22nd Nov, 2023
