A CHARLES II SILVER TOBACCO-BOX

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£ 2 400
Auction dateClassic
31.10.2023 12:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
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ID 1057395
Lot 110 | A CHARLES II SILVER TOBACCO-BOX
Plain oval, the detachable cover applied with an openwork plaque chased in the centre 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, Scotland and Ireland within scrolling foliage
3⅛in. (8cm.) long
3oz. (103gr.)
The inscriptions translated read, 'the King lives, the law guides, the flock prospers' and 'I see'.
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