14th Nov, 2025 13:00 GMT/BST
Silver, Jewellery, Objects of Vertu and Books from the Collection of the Late Anthony Phillips
2021
A Queen Anne Silver-Mounted Tortoiseshell Snuff-Box
Apparently Unmarked, Circa 1710
oval, the hinged cover pique inlaid in mother-of-pearl and silver with a grotesque mask beneath a stylised crown flanked by two birds, with further scrolling foliage and flowers, the sides plain silver and the base set with a plain tortoiseshell plaque
85mm wide
Provenance:
The collection of Phyllis Phillips, née Bray (1911-1991) and by descent to her son Anthony Phillips.
The collection of the late Anthony Phillips (1945-2024).
Sold for £320
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Auction: Silver, Jewellery, Objects of Vertu and Books from the Collection of the Late Anthony Phillips, 14th Nov, 2025
The Collection of the Late Anthony Phillips, the renowned international silver and objects of vertu expert, heads to auction this Autumn in a single owner sale at Tennants. Having worked for Christie’s for 57 years, Phillips was a legend his field, admired for his curiosity and passion for his subject, his deep knowledge and his steadfast mentoring.
The sale will offer over 120 lots of rare and early silver, jewellery ancient world through to the early modern period, intricate objects of vertu and a selection of key reference books.
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Sunday 9th November - Thursday 13th November 11am-3pm, and morning of the sale from 8am
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