Thank you for the royal pardon – silver snuff box at Dutch auction tells story of engraver
This 4in (10cm) silver snuff box offered for sale at Veilinghuis de Jager in Goes, Zeeland was the subject of a learned article in the January-February Ghendtsche Tydingen, the magazine of the Ghent history society.
The box is of particular interest for its engraver. As well as the maker’s mark for the silversmit…