Lot 602
602
An English pressed horn snuff box, late 17th or early 18th century
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An English pressed horn snuff box, late 17th or early 18th century

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An English pressed horn snuff box, late 17th or early 18th century
of oval form, the cover depicting Charles I, head to sinister, inscribed REX CAROLVS T.D.G. ANGLIA, SCOTIAE, HIBERNIA -- 4in. (10.2cm.) long; another pressed horn snuff, the cover depicting Queen Anne -- 3½in. (9cm.) long; and another depicting the Coronation of Queen Anne, signed to the reverse of the lid O.B. -- 4in. (10.2cm.) long
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Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Item I.
Paula Hardwick, Discovering Horn, Lutterworth Press, Guildford Surrey 1981. Illustrated and discussed page 117.

The portrait is based on a medal of Charles I by the sculptor John Roettiers, for further comparison see also lot 607.

See footnote to lot 616

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