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PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT COLLECTOR
AN HISTORIC AND IMPORTANT GEORGE I SILVER AND ENAMEL TABLE SNUFF BOX
UNMARKED, CIRCA 1715
Details
AN HISTORIC AND IMPORTANT GEORGE I SILVER AND ENAMEL TABLE SNUFF BOX
UNMARKED, CIRCA 1715
Circular, the centre of the detachable cover with a perpetual calendar on black champlevé enamel within a square cartouche, beneath a crest, all within translucent green, red and yellow champlevé enamel arabesque foliate scrolls, incorporating bird masks and floral garlands, the outer border enamelled in black with the Easter Table within nineteen cartouches, each on a black enamel ground within coloured enamel and engraved scrolling foliate scroll and shell borders, the base with five mathematical tables for the prediction of the Sunset, High Tides, Moonlight, and two for the Equation of Time, all on a black ground surrounded by coloured enamel arabesque foliate scrolls and with a bird with wing's displayed above the central panel, with reeded rims, plain sides and gilt interior, apparently unmarked
3 3⁄8 in. (8.5 cm.) diameter
UNMARKED, CIRCA 1715
Circular, the centre of the detachable cover with a perpetual calendar on black champlevé enamel within a square cartouche, beneath a crest, all within translucent green, red and yellow champlevé enamel arabesque foliate scrolls, incorporating bird masks and floral garlands, the outer border enamelled in black with the Easter Table within nineteen cartouches, each on a black enamel ground within coloured enamel and engraved scrolling foliate scroll and shell borders, the base with five mathematical tables for the prediction of the Sunset, High Tides, Moonlight, and two for the Equation of Time, all on a black ground surrounded by coloured enamel arabesque foliate scrolls and with a bird with wing's displayed above the central panel, with reeded rims, plain sides and gilt interior, apparently unmarked
3 3⁄8 in. (8.5 cm.) diameter
Provenance
James Hamilton, Lord Paisley F.R.S., later 7th Earl of Abercorn(1686-1744), recorded by Brewster, op. cit., as a gift from Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727), then to his third son,
The Hon. Rev. George Hamilton (1718-1887), then to his daughter, Isabella, wife of Lord George Seymour (1763-1848), then to their eldest son,
The Rt. Hon. Sir George Hamilton Seymour (1797-1880), then to his son,
Lt.-Col. Leopold Richard Seymour (1841-1904), then to his son,
Richard Sturgis Seymour (1875-1959), British Minister to Siam and to Bolivia, then to his son,
George Fitzroy Seymour (1923-1994) of Thrumpton Hall, Nottinghamshire, George Seymour Esq.; Christie's, London, 11 May 1994, lot 135.
With Garrard and Co. Ltd., London, from whom acquired by the present owner.
The Hon. Rev. George Hamilton (1718-1887), then to his daughter, Isabella, wife of Lord George Seymour (1763-1848), then to their eldest son,
The Rt. Hon. Sir George Hamilton Seymour (1797-1880), then to his son,
Lt.-Col. Leopold Richard Seymour (1841-1904), then to his son,
Richard Sturgis Seymour (1875-1959), British Minister to Siam and to Bolivia, then to his son,
George Fitzroy Seymour (1923-1994) of Thrumpton Hall, Nottinghamshire, George Seymour Esq.; Christie's, London, 11 May 1994, lot 135.
With Garrard and Co. Ltd., London, from whom acquired by the present owner.
Literature
Sir David Brewster, The Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton, London, vol. II, p. 417-422, illustrated.
Présenté par
Thomas Williams
International Head of English Furniture & Clocks