Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 12th January 2022
Lot 244
A RARE CHARLES II STEEL SNUFF BOX
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1900
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Description
A RARE CHARLES II STEEL SNUFF BOX
C.1660-80
the hinged lid engraved with a leopard amongst scrolling foliage
7cm wide
Provenance
'A Lifetime of Collecting' - The Property of a Gentleman.
Catalogue Note
The symbolism on this snuff box possibly relates to the Boscobel Oak story when the young Charles II escaped from the Roundheads following the battle of Worcester.