Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2. - 23rd July 2020
Lot 911
A late-17th century silver patch box
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £600
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Description
A late-17th century silver patch box,
unmarked circa 1690,
circular form, the pull-off cover with an engraved winged bleeding heart, pierced by two arrows, rope-work borders, diameter 2cm, approx. weight 0.2oz.
Provenance: The Lion Collection, entry number 37.
Illustrated and written up in Culme, J., British Silver Boxes,1640-1840, The Lion Collection, The Antique Collectors' Club, 2015, page 55.