Old Sheffield Plate circular tobacco box, c. 1805

$285.00 AUD

Old Sheffield Plate circular tobacco box with fine gadrooned edges and gently domed lid.

Circa 1805

14cm wide, 9cm high

Wear to moulding & parts of body, dent at back base, still opens & closes well with a good seal – perfectly usable for biscuits!

Bradbury (1912) illustrates one dated to 1802 in his own collection that is very similar, see last illustration.

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