A QUEEN ANNE SILVER TOBACCO BOX

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A QUEEN ANNE SILVER TOBACCO BOX
LONDON, 1710, MAKER'S MARK OF NATHANIEL LOCK

Of oval form with molded borders, the base engraved Edward Daniel 1710 , the slip-on cover engraved with a coat-of-arms, helm and crest within foliate scroll mantling, marked on side, interior and cover--3 1/2in. (9cm.) long

Lot Essay

The arms are those of Daniel impaling those of another. John Daniell of Darsbury, Cheshire, married in 1682 Dorothy, daughter of Edward Evat and died in 1706 leaving among other issue, a second son Edward, of whom it is recorded he had three sons.