MARK OF RS, MULLET BELOW, (JACKSON REVISED EDITION, P. 140) LONDON, 1683

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A CHARLES II SILVER TOBACCO BOX
MARK OF RS, MULLET BELOW, (JACKSON REVISED EDITION, P. 140) LONDON, 1683
Oval with pull-off cover, the cover engraved with coat of arms within foliate mantling, base engraved with initials E * L
3 7/8 in. long (9.8 cm.)
4 oz. (124 gm.)

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Lot Essay

The arms are for Edward Lake D.D. (1641-1704), tutor and chaplain to Princesses Mary and Anne, daughters of King James II, later Queens Anne and Mary. A renowned preacher, he was archdeacon of Exeter Cathedral. He specifically mentions this box in his will probated on 16 February, 1704, "I give to my brother Nathaniel Lake a ring of twenty shillings.... and my.....silver tobacco box..."

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