18th Jul, 2023 14:00
Fine Silver Auction
A Queen Anne silver tobacco box, oval with plain moulded border
Sold for £1,250
A Queen Anne silver tobacco box, oval with plain moulded borders, the cover engraved with a British East Indiaman under sail with flags flying, below the name "The Richard" and above the motto "Vento & Velis", the interior of the box inscribed "EAST INDIA 1724 Mr Richard Du Cane in Pacras Lane near Bucklersbury, if lost a reward. London 30 March 1706", by Edward Wimans, London 1706, 9.8cm long, 3.4oz.
A very similar box to this one was sold by Andrew Smith and Son Auctioneers, Lot 266 on 30th October 2012 (for £3600 hammer price), it was similarly engraved (but the ship was named “The Christopher” and not “The Richard”, and it was inscribed inside “London this 24th December 1711 the gift of Mr Richard Du Cane to his friend Mr Christopher Burrows”, it was made by Benjamin Pyne in London 1711,
NB Richard Du Cane (1681 to 1773), was Director of the Bank of England, MP for Colchester, and sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1722. As there seems to be no record of any ships called “The Richard” or “The Christopher”, it could be that these boxes are reflective of a good friendship between Richard Du Cane and Christopher Burrows and that ”vento and Velis”, (wind and speed), may just mean good look and general wellbeing to both parties, a kind of “in joke” between the two men.
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Auction: Fine Silver Auction, 18th Jul, 2023
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