ID 992690
Lot 4 | A VICTORIAN GOLD PRESENTATION BOX
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000
BY JOHN LINNIT (FL. 1809 - AFTER 1840), LONDON, 1849, WITH THE ENGLISH POST-1798 STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD
Oval, the cover cast and chased with a coat-of-arms below an earl's coronet and with motto on each side, the base and sides engraved with geometric scrollwork, together with a letter dated 1860, marked in body and cover
3 1/4 in. (83 mm.) long
5 oz. 11 dwt. (174 gr.)
The arms are those of Chichester quartering Itchingham, for Frederick Richard, Earl of Belfast (1827-1853), eldest son of Sir George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall (1797-1883).
The letter reads: 'Dear Mr Sorrons ? / I want you to have some little remembrance of my dear husband; for I assure you he valued you most highly - I have therefore selected the enclosed, as I think it will have a double interest to you, I tell you, it was Lord Belfast last gift to him. Will you then kindly accept for both their sakes - I wanted to say this to you but found I could not. With sincere thanks for all your patience with my troublesome self, believe me, Yours sincerely, E. Wallace-Legge. Malone House, April 1868.'
Provenance
Frederick Richard, Earl of Belfast (1827-1853), given to,
William Wallace-Legge (1789-1868), of Malone House, Belfast, by descent to his wife,
Eleanor Wilkie (1820-1884), daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Forster, of Adderstone, Northumberland.
Anonymous sale; Phillips, London, 21 July 1995, lot 58.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Artist: | John Linnit |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cans and snuffboxes, Boxes and Cases |
| Artist: | John Linnit |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cans and snuffboxes, Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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