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A WILLIAM IV GOLD SNUFF-BOX
LONDON, 1834, MAKER'S MARK TE, 18CT
Oblong and with engine turned sides and base, the hinged cover later engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked inside and on cover
3 1/8 in. (7.8 cm.) long
3.5 oz. (105 gr.)
The arms are those of Lamb, presumably for William, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, (1779-1848). It is possible that the box was commissioned and engraved to commemorate the appointment of Lord Melbourne as Prime Minister on 18 July 1834, an office he was to hold until 1841, apart from the brief interlude from 26 December 1934 to 18 April 1835 when the office was held by Sir Robert Peel.