A fine early Victorian silver presentation snuffbox, the rectangular box of slightly waisted form with curved reentrant corners, with a wide thumbpiece to the front and a presentation engraved cartouche to the top, with a surround of finely chased decoration with scrolls, flowers and sections with varied styles of engraving (representing colours) repeated all over; opening to reveal a gilded interior. Part hallmarked on the lid and body for Birmingham for 1854, with the maker’s mark of Edward Smith. The inscription to the cover reads: Presented to William Trounce by the Royal Italian Commissioners of the INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1862 The International Exhibition of 1862 was a World’s Fair, held in South Kensington on a site now occupied by the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum. sponsored by the Royal Society of A...