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CIRCA 1675, UNMARKED
Details
A Charles II silver tobacco-box
Circa 1675, unmarked
Oval and with detachable cover chased with a portrait bust of Charles I facing right, within plain frame engraved with the motto 'VIVAT REX CURRAT LEX FLORET GREX' surmounted by a Royal crown supported by two winged putti and with sun in splendour above and the inscription 'Video', the border further pierced and engraved with the emblems of France, England and Scotland with scrolling foliage between
3 1/8in. (8cm.) long
3oz. (103gr.)
The inscriptions translated read, 'The King lives, the law guides, the flock prospers' and 'I see'.
Circa 1675, unmarked
Oval and with detachable cover chased with a portrait bust of Charles I facing right, within plain frame engraved with the motto 'VIVAT REX CURRAT LEX FLORET GREX' surmounted by a Royal crown supported by two winged putti and with sun in splendour above and the inscription 'Video', the border further pierced and engraved with the emblems of France, England and Scotland with scrolling foliage between
3 1/8in. (8cm.) long
3oz. (103gr.)
The inscriptions translated read, 'The King lives, the law guides, the flock prospers' and 'I see'.
Provenance
Anon. sale; Christie's London, 24 May 1977, lot 262
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium
