Lot
1526
Lot 1526
Napoleonic Wars interest, antique oak circular snuff box wit...
Hammer
£2,600
Napoleonic Wars interest, antique oak circular snuff box with yellow metal (unhallmarked possibly gold) mounts, bearing multiple inscriptions including 'This box made from the wood of the Royal George, the Edgar and the Victory was presented by Admiral Sir T Byam Martin to Lt Col Cooper 1819', 'A piece of the Victory against which Lord Nelson rested when he died', 'The Edgar 70 guns blown up in 1711 under water 107 years' and 'The Royal George 100 guns sunk at Spithead in 1783 under water 33 years', 8.5cm diameter.
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