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Fine Victorian Tabletop Snuff Box Rawlings & Summers London 1838
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Fine Victorian Tabletop Snuff Box Rawlings & Summers London 1838

19th century
For Sale by Carlyon Silver
Description

An impressive early Victorian table snuff box by renowned box makers of the era Charles Rawlings and William summers. Fabulous weight, quality and condition, the box has in-curved sides and all over machine turned decoration, the lid with a blank cartouche and stunning applied border of the flowers of the union, Rose, Thistle and Shamrock. Opens to reveal lustrous original fire-gilt interior with crisp clear hallmarks. Fine collector’s box.

Condition: In outstanding antique condition with one tiny nick to the underside rim where it can’t be seen.

Maker: Charles Rawlings & Willian Summers London 1838

Dimensions: 86 x 58 x 26mm. 187g

Physical Dimensions
Height
8.6cm (3.39")
Width
5.8cm (2.28")
Depth
2.6cm (1.02")
Declaration

Carlyon Silver has dated this Victorian Silver Snuff Box to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1073373
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S2877
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An impressive early Victorian table snuff box by renowned box makers of the era Charles Rawlings and William summers. Fabulous weight, quality and condition, the box has in-curved sides and all over machine turned decoration, the lid with a blank cartouche and stunning applied border of the flowers of the union, Rose, Thistle and Shamrock. Opens to reveal lustrous original fire-gilt interior with crisp clear hallmarks. Fine collector’s box.
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Condition: In outstanding antique condition with one tiny nick to the underside rim where it can’t be seen.
Carlyon Silver

Maker: Charles Rawlings & Willian Summers London 1838

Dimensions: 86 x 58 x 26mm. 187g

Height
8.6cm (3.39")
Width
5.8cm (2.28")
Depth
2.6cm (1.02")
Date of Manufacture

Carlyon Silver has dated this Victorian Silver Snuff Box to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1073373
Dealers Internal Ref
S2877
Carlyon Silver
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Archive I A rectangular sterling silver tabletop box featuring intricate engine-turned geometric patterns, a raised floral border, and an unengraved shield cartouche in the centre.

Fine Victorian tabletop snuff box Rawlings & Summers London 1838

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A rectangular sterling silver tabletop box featuring intricate engine-turned geometric patterns, a raised floral border, and an unengraved shield cartouche in the centre.
Fine Victorian tabletop snuff box Rawlings & Summers London 1838
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A rectangular sterling silver tabletop box featuring intricate engine-turned geometric patterns, a raised floral border, and an unengraved shield cartouche in the centre.
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FAQs

A tabletop snuff box is a larger variation of a personal pocket box, designed to hold finely ground tobacco for communal use in 18th and 19th-century reception rooms, dining halls, or private studies.

Victorian snuff boxes were frequently constructed from sterling silver, gold, tortoiseshell, or papier-mache, often incorporating engine-turned patterns and chased relief borders.

Authentic Victorian silver pieces display official British hallmarks, including a makers mark, town mark, date letter, lion passant indicating sterling purity, and a sovereigns head duty mark.

An antique silver box functions as a refined decorative accent when placed on a desk, sideboard, or stack of art books, serving as storage for desk sundries or small personal items.

Sterling silver should be dusted regularly with a soft cotton cloth and cleaned gently using specialised non-abrasive silver polish, avoiding harsh chemicals that remove intentional oxidisation in low-relief areas.
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