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British School, 17th century
Tortoiseshell snuff box with miniature of Charles I (1600-1649) nineteenth century
Tortoiseshell, gold, enamel, glass | 4.1 x 3.6 cm (sight) | RCIN 4076
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Oval tortoiseshell box, with gold mounts, inset with an oval, glazed, enamel miniature of Charles I (1600-1649), bust-length, in armour with a lace falling collar and the ribbon of the Order of the Garter, surrounded by chased gold floral border. Plain gold interior.
The head of Charles I is taken from the equestrian portrait of the King by Anthony Van Dyck known as 'Charles I on Horseback with M. de St Antoine'.Provenance
C.H.T. Hawkins, Christie's London 28 June 1904 (lot 2105); purchased by the Prince of Wales (later George V) and given to Edward VII on his birthday, on 9 November 1906.
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Medium and techniques
Tortoiseshell, gold, enamel, glass
Measurements
4.1 x 3.6 cm (sight)
2.3 x 9.6 x 7.7 cm (whole object)
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