A rare George I oval horn box and cover

£400 - £500 £700

A rare George I oval horn box and cover, impressed with the figure of Peter the Great in armour, on horseback with the fleet in the background, signed "SL. FC" for Samuel Lambelet c.1717, 4in (10.1cm) long. Provenance Ex Louis Casimir Collection, Dukes of Dorchester 1991. Literature Phillips, P.A.S: John Obrisset No69 and Hardwick, P: Discovering horn pp97.