A Victorian sterling silver squeeze-action snuff box, Birmingham 1888 by Howard James

Of plain oval form, the lid engraved with a crest of a lion's gamb erect erased, holding a laurel-branch, above the motto actis non verbis. Engraved to the interior Arthur Flint from his wife Dec 4^th 1889. Gilt interior. Fully marked and part-marked to base.

Length – 9.5 cm / 3.6 inches

Weight – 99 grams / 3.18 ozt