1781 St Eustatius Captured 'Prize Money Paid' Engraved Silver Snuff Box
1781 St Eustatius Captured 'Prize Money Paid' Engraved Silver Snuff Box
1781 St Eustatius Captured 'Prize Money Paid' Engraved Silver Snuff Box
1781 St Eustatius Captured 'Prize Money Paid' Engraved Silver Snuff Box
1781 St Eustatius Captured 'Prize Money Paid' Engraved Silver Snuff Box
1781 St Eustatius Captured 'Prize Money Paid' Engraved Silver Snuff Box
1781 St Eustatius Captured 'Prize Money Paid' Engraved Silver Snuff Box
1781 St Eustatius Captured 'Prize Money Paid' Engraved Silver Snuff Box

1781 St Eustatius Captured 'Prize Money Paid' Engraved Silver Snuff Box

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70x36x18mm. Silver.

A most interesting antique silver box. The gilt interior is hallmarked for London, 1814, and it carries an inscription inside which reads 'St Eustatius Captured - Prize Money Paid 1819'. It bears the makers mark of John Reily.

The inscription seems to signify the payment or settlement of a bet of some sort regarding the taking of St Eustatius and is most intriguing. 

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