Object Description
A sweet little antique silver box with a pull off cover. Tiny size, possibly for pills or counters/tokens. The lid has a hand engraved flower and leaf design in the late 17th century style.
Weight 3g.
Diameter 1.9cm, 0.75ins. Height 0.9cm, 0.35ins.
Maker possibly William Paradise.
Circa 1720.
Unmarked silver.
Marks. Stamped with maker’s mark only inside the lid and below the base. A possible maker is William Paradise (1724-1730) although the engraving is more typical of the late 1600’s.
Maker: William Paradise
William Paradise, London silver maker, apprenticed to Joseph Ward 1708, free 1716. 1st mark entered as largeworker 1718. Second (sterling mark) 1720. Livery 1721.
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