George III Sterling Silver Snuff Box, Birmingham 1813, Provenance NSW
George III sterling silver snuff box, hallmarked Birmingham, 1813, J L (John Lawrence & Co), of curved rectangular form, decorated with scene of Britannia seated by a shield and holding a spear, with roundel with monogram surrounded by flags, weapons and instruments, total weight 42gm, 2.56 in. x 1.57 in. Provenance: collection of the late Fredric Sinfield, Sydney NSW, 1938 - 2008
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- 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.
- Roundel - A roundel is a circular disk, medallion or border on a plate or dish, on an object of furniture. A plate or dish will often have a central circular bordered decoration, termed a roundel. In furniture the word is often used instead of the word 'patera' to describe a turned circular decoration. In recent times use of the word has expanded to encompass any circular area on an object.
- George Iii - George III (1738 - 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820.
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snuff boxes, country of origin
- Australian 41
- English, silver 412
