MARK OF JOHN BODDINGTON, LONDON, 1713

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A PAIR OF QUEEN ANNE SILVER TOILET BOXES
MARK OF JOHN BODDINGTON, LONDON, 1713
Each plain circular and on moulded spreading foot, the stepped domed covers engraved with a coat-of-arms within foliate baroque cartouche, each marked to base interior and in cover
51/2 in. (14 cm.) diameter
35 oz. 18 dwt. (1,117 gr.)
The arms are argent a saltire sable and could be those of Coryton or Baldwin.

Provenance

Mrs. Alice Sidonie Milbank (1845-1916), widow of William Harry Vane Milbank of Thorp Perroe of Barningham Park,
Mrs. Milbank deceased, late of 22 Grove End Road, N.W.; Christie's, London, 12 July 1916, lot 7 (£177 to Crichton).
with Crichton Brothers, London, from 1916.
George Alexander Lockett (1855-1923), Liverpool merchant and collector, and then to his wife,
Mrs. Emma Lockett (1868-1941), daughter of George Lockett's business partner Col. John Thomas North (1842-1896),
Mrs. George Lockett, late of 58 Princess Gate, SW7; Christie's, London, 22 April 1942, lot 35 (£460 to Lumley). with Thomas Lumley Ltd., London from 1942.
with S.J. Phillips Ltd., London.

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Lot Essay

George Lockett (1855-1923) was a prominent figure in the polo and four-in-hand coaching world, whose family fortune had been founded on the South American nitrate trade. His collection was sold at auction following the death of his widow in 1941.
A pair of smaller matching circular toilet boxes also by John Boddington, London, 1713 are in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum and were given as part of the bequest of Lt. Col. G.B. Croft-Lyons in 1926.

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