The
oval carved and pressed horn box with straight sides having a
pull-off cover with a portrait of Charles I in profile,
facing right, in an oval cartouche within the
inscription CAROLULS D.G. ANGLIA SCOTIA HIBERNIAE REX;
after the medal by John Roettiers (1670); signed
OB above shoulder at left
Condition :
Excellent; the
detailing is still crisp and excellent; initials clearly visible
Provenance: The Adler Collection, London, England, bearing label to the
interior
Note :
An identical box resides in the Fitzwilliam
Museum, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, also attributed to Obrisset
Ref :
Hawkins, Edward (1885) Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and
Ireland
to the Death of George II, London p. 346; (comments:
Ref: Vol. I, p. 346, no. 200; pl. XXX (ll) and p. 347, no. 202)
Phillips,
Philip A.S. (1931) John
Obrisset, London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. pp. 59-60
(comments: Ref: for other versions of the Roettiers portrait
medallion pressed on horn and tortoiseshell boxes,
see pp. 59-60 and
pls. 3, 4-11, and 11-13)
Schaverien,
Adele (1998) Horn,
Medals and Straw, A Little Known Link, London pp. 31-2;
Source title: The Medal (1998) ; (comments: Cf. for two
similar boxes belonging to the Worshipful Company of Horners,
see pp. 31-2,
figs. 1 and 2)
4" Long
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