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Lot 46 · Fine Silver and Gold Boxes

makers mark 'EA' stamped to interior base only, probably for Edward Aldridge, London circa 1725-30

A George I Silver Tobacco Box

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Estimate
£2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,389–$5,083
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — Fine Silver and Gold Boxes, London, New Bond Street · 18 June 2014
Record ID
TB-2026-2019728
Record
first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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A George I Silver Tobacco Box, makers mark 'EA' stamped to interior base only, probably for Edward Aldridge, London circa 1725-30. Bonhams, 18 Jun 2014, lot 46. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2019728.

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A George I Silver Tobacco Box, makers mark 'EA' stamped to interior base only, probably for Edward Aldridge, London circa 1725-30. Bonhams, 18 Jun 2014, lot 46. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2019728.

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From the same sale Fine Silver and Gold Boxes · Jun 2014

LotArtistEstimateResult
A suite of three German silver-gilt boxes inset with enamel panels un… £2,500–£3,500
stamped 18K, with a sunray and an incuse lion, probably Hanau An early 19th century gold and hair-set snuff box £4,000–£6,000
apparently unmarked, possibly Dutch, the fitted interior with matched… £3,000–£5,000
by Camillo Picconi, Rome circa 1815 A 19th century micromosaic and gold-mounted black porphyry bonbonnière £5,000–£7,000
by Simon-Achille Leger, also stamped with third standard mark 1819-38… An early 19th-century cased French gold snuff box £5,000–£7,000
unmarked, almost certainly French A 19th century agate, silver-gilt and enamelled figural tazza £6,000–£8,000

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