George Washington Enamel Snuffbox / "Republicans Are Not Always Ungrateful"

Circa: 1825
Size: 2 3/4" x 1 7/8" x 1"
Exceptional English enamel box with Washington portrait on the cover and interior with eagle and shield framed by the phrase, "Republicans Are Not Always Ungrateful." Quite a rare American political snuff box.

The motto relates to a land grant voted on by Congress and bestowed onto Lafayette during his 1824-25 visit to America.

Condition: Excellent - small period cracks to perimeter.

Price: SOLD

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