A George III Irish silver presentation snuff box, by Aeneas Ryan, Dublin 1803, rectangular form with canted corners, the hinged cover engraved with a rosette decorative border and an armorial between two winged horses and surmounted by a ship, the sides engraved with foliate decoration and a crest and initials, gilded interior, the underside inscribed 'Michaelmas Quarter 1803, The Guild of Merchants Dublin. Unanimously voted this Box to George Walshe Esq, Late High Sherif of said City as a mark of their Esteem for the very active upright and honourable manner in which he discharged the Duties of that Important Office. Ald. Wm Stamer, Wm Henry Archer Esq - Masters', on four bun feet, length 8.8cm, approx. weight 4oz. Provenance: A Private Collection.

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