Snuff bottle adapted by William Burges

William Burges (1827-1881)

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

1866

Clear glass bottle mounted on silver gilt retractable feet. Has been adapted with a thin silver gilt band around the neck and body with a chain attached on either side for hanging.

• Medium: mineral body, silver gilt and coral set mounts
• Dimensions: 7 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £10000 ( Total: £13,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1998
• Vendor: Giles Ellwood

Provenance

William Burges then untraced - thought to have been aquired from Tower House possibly by Rear-Admiral C S Woodwright; private collection; aquired by Giles Ellwood in 1997

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