A silver snuff box, by Nathaniel Mills, the sides of the box and border of the hinged lid with embossed and chased foliate decoration, engine-turned base, and gilt interior, the lid bearing presentation inscription, hallmarked for Birmingham, 1836, with maker’s mark, dimensions: length 8.5cm x width 5.7cm x depth 3.1cm. £150-220

The presentation inscription reads: Presented by the workmen of the Clarence Foundry, Liverpool, to their late foreman I. B. Nelson, in testimony of their respect for him as a man; and his uniform kindness of disposition towards them, 2nd Octr 1837.