Item Ref
OCT95
This delightful Georgian silver pill box or patch box was made in 1826 by Joseph Taylor, a renowned Birmingham toy maker *. It is of rectangular form. The front cover is bright-engraved with criss-cross patterns surrounding a vacant roundel. The back engraved with a flower sprig surrounded by a prick-dot border. The sides reeded. The hinged lid with a raised thumb-piece opening to reveal a gilt interior.
* from the late 18th to early 19th Century, Birmingham was the centre for the making of “toys”: small decorative objects from silver. They were produced in small family businesses and factories throughout Birmingham. They made a range of items including patch boxes, nutmeg graters, buckles, caddy spoons, vinaigrettes, snuff boxes and babies rattles.
Hallmarks:
I.T for Joseph Taylor.
Date letter "C" for 1826.
Birmingham Assay mark.
Lion Passant.
Duty mark.
Condition:
Very goo.
Good hinge.
No trepairs.
Good clear hallmarks.
Dimensions:
3.5cm x 2cm.
Postage:
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Postage UK: £5 Royal Mail Tracked 24.
Postage overseas: £17 International Signed For.
Postage USA (including US import duties): £30.00
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£165