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An early 19th century tortoiseshell and gold box unmarked image 1
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Lot 23Y

An early 19th century tortoiseshell and gold box
unmarked

21 November 2018, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £2,500 inc. premium

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An early 19th century tortoiseshell and gold box

unmarked
The cover set with an eye painted in water colour on vellum, the gold lining inscribed on the underside 'NULLI SECUNDUS Always be the Swell', along with a series of nicknames, the base similarly lined, in a red leather carrying case, together with a handwritten note, dated 1902, detailing the provenance, diameter 9.5cm.

Footnotes

Provenance:

The will of Benjamin Chapman, Dawlish 1850, leaves to his nephew, Benjamin Chapman Browne, '...the tortoiseshell Snuff box lined with gold voted to me by the regimental mess.'

Thence by descent through the Browne and Orde families.

Inscribed inside the box the nicknames in nine segments as follows:

Prince Pancration, Baron Mecklenburgh
Prince Eugene, Young Baron Ferdinand
Baron Shaufenhausen, We think he is the swell
Baron Dunamaise, Lauriat Landers
The Swell, Surgeon Gl Dunahoe
Gustavus Adolphus, Baron Soper
Baron Richard 1st Coeur de Lion, Baron Multum in parvo
Baron Brandenburgh, He is the Swell
Old Burger Steinbach is the Swell, Treasurer Fostenburgh

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