Ornate Sterling Silver Snuff Box, 1845 Birmingham
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A fine sterling silver presentation table snuff box, 1845 Birmingham, with maker's marks for Wheeler & Cronin, richly ornamented, the shaped rectangular box having a finely cast and chased rococo border enclosing an inscription, engraved foliate details throughout, twice hallmarked to the gilt washed interior, with case, silver weight 144gr, height 2 cm, length 8.5 cm, width 6 cm
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- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- 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.
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