George III Silver Gilt Snuff Box, 1809 Birmingham
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A George III silver gilt snuff box, 1809 Birmingham, with maker's mark for William boot, of gently curved profile with a hinged flush lid, plain, but bearing an engraved armorial of a bird of prey with a banded collar, hallmarked twice, total weight 45gr, length 7 cm, width 4 cm
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- Armorial / Armourial - Bearing a coat of arms. Coats of arms came into general use by feudal lords and knights in in the 12th century, and by the 13th century, arms had spread beyond their initial battlefield use to become a flag or emblem for families in the higher social classes of Europe. They were inherited from one generation to the next. When a family crest is used on individual items of silver or furniture it is an indicator of the aristocratic standing of the family represented.
Armorials were also used to decorate mass produced ceramic souvenir ware by such companies as Goss, Carlton & Shelley, and in these cases the coats of arms displayed were of boroughs and cities. - George Iii - George III (1738 - 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820.
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snuff boxes, material
- gilt 59
- silver gilt 24
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