Lot Details
Lot 145
Queen Anne Sterling Silver Tobacco Box with Portrait Bust of King Charles I
Edward Cornock, London, 1713
The cover applied with a profile bust of Charles I and engraved with verse, the base engraved with heraldic arms and Francis Wight, Obit Feb: 15 1720 Anno aestatis 60. Length 3 3/4 inches (9.5 cm), approximately 3 ounces.
Provenance: Collection of Late J. C. Lowry, sold Christie's London, 14 December 1916 (as recorded in The Connoisseur Magazine, March 1916)
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Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Sold for $8,190 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Good condition overall; wear to hallmarks but legible; good detail to decoration and engraving
Cover inscription reads: "Carolus Primus Rex Martyrio Coronatus Jan 30 1648 // The Glorious Martyr Rebells did destroy They God who was their aim Could not anoy // Gloria Martyrii qui te fregere Rebelles non potuere ipsum quem voluere Deum"
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Cover inscription reads: "Carolus Primus Rex Martyrio Coronatus Jan 30 1648 // The Glorious Martyr Rebells did destroy They God who was their aim Could not anoy // Gloria Martyrii qui te fregere Rebelles non potuere ipsum quem voluere Deum"
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
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