8th Sep, 2023 10:00
Silver and Objects of Vertu
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An eighteenth-century silver snuff box, of waisted circular form with gilt interior, the detachable cover with reeded border and coat of arms, for the Earls of Ashburnham, likely John Ashburnham, 1st Earl Ashburnham and Viscount St Asaph, the box apparently unmarked, English c.1730, diameter 5.4cm, weight 37g/1.18ozt approx
John Ashburnham, 1st Earl of Ashburnham (13 March 1687 – 10 March 1737) was an English peer, soldier and politician. From 1713 to 1715, Ashburnham became Colonel of the 1st (His Majesty's Own) Troop of Horse Guards, and was deputy governor and deputy warden of the Cinque Ports from June 1713 to 1714. He was a Lord of the Bedchamber to Frederick, Prince of Wales from 1728 to 1731 and Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1731 to 1733. On 14 May 1730, he was created Earl of Ashburnham and Viscount St Asaph.
Sold for £400
An eighteenth-century silver snuff box, of waisted circular form with gilt interior, the detachable cover with reeded border and coat of arms, for the Earls of Ashburnham, likely John Ashburnham, 1st Earl Ashburnham and Viscount St Asaph, the box apparently unmarked, English c.1730, diameter 5.4cm, weight 37g/1.18ozt approx
Auction: Silver and Objects of Vertu, 8th Sep, 2023
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