Regency Sterling Silver Gilt Snuff Box, 1822

Regency sterling silver gilt snuff box, mark of Robert Mitchell,…
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Regency sterling silver gilt snuff box, mark of Robert Mitchell, London, 1822, of rectangular shape, the cover decorated with two tone stars, with foliate borders, the lid and base with engine-turned decoration, hallmarked, weight 84 grams height 2 cm width 6 cm depth 4 cm. Provenance: The Shrubsole collection, London. Private Collection, Adelaide, SA

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  • Regency Period - The Regency period in English furniture design refers to the period when King George III, was declared unfit to rule in 1811, and his son ruled as proxy as Prince Regent, until 1820, and then, after the death of his father as George IV until his death in 1830. The Regency period was preceded by the Georgian period (George I, George II, and George III: 1714 - 1811), and was followed by the William IV period, which only lasted until 1837 when William IV died as was succeeded by Queen Victoria.
  • Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
  • Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.

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