Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 11th August 2020

Lot 577

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY COPPER/BRONZE BOX the lid with a portrait bust of the Duke of Wellington

Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £130

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Description

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY COPPER/BRONZE BOX

the lid with a portrait bust of the Duke of Wellington, titled, the base with an inscription within a wreath, this box would have originally contained rondels commemorating the Duke's famous victories, now containing a Swedish coin inscribed '1 Skilling' and dated '1815', together with a similar box, the lid with the bust of George Prince of Wales, titled and dated 'February 5th 1811' and a tin box with the bust of Queen Victoria (3)

4.7cm diameter (max)

PROVENANCE

'A Lifetime of Collecting' - The Property of a Gentleman.