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A Charles II armorial boxwood snuff box circa 1680
Description
- 11cm. long, 8cm. wide, 2cm. deep; 4¼in., 3¼in., ¾in.
Literature
Related Literature:
The Age of Charles II, Royal Academy Winter Exhibition 1960-61, no. 343
Catalogue Note
The arms beneath the Royal coat of arms of Charles II are those of Sir John Shaw 1st Bt. who rendered most essential services to King Charles II by the advance of money during his exile as a prince. Following the restoration John Shaw became one of the farmers of the Customs of London and was created Baronet on 15th April 1665. Sir John's first marriage was to Anne daugher of Sir Joseph Ashe on 25th October 1649 and second marriage was to Bridget, widow of Charles 4th Viscount Kilmorey and daughter and co-heiress of Sir William Drury.
Sir John Shaw was an M.P. for Lyme Regis between 1661 and 1679 and in 1667 rebuilt the Lodge in the Great Park, Eltham, Kent. He died on 1st March 1680 and was succeeded by his eldest son.
Two closely related boxes sold in these rooms are an example with silver casing with provenance from the Percival D. Griffiths and Frederick Poke collections on 13 June 2001, lot 70 and another forming part of the Lee collection on 28 November 2001, lot 82. A further box of this form is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum (illustrated P.C.L. Desborough, `Old Wooden Tobacco Boxes,' The Connoisseur, Jan-June 1938, p.254, fig. VI).