An Important English Private collects ion
A Charles I silver counter box with 32 counters, circa 1640
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May 17, 11:09 AM GTNN
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8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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An Important English Private collects ion
A Charles I silver counter box with 32 counters, circa 1640
The cover pierced with the profile of Charles I, the base with an image of Old Father t.mes , and the sides with war trophies, the 32 counters depicting monarchs, after Simon de Passe.
3cm.; 1 1/4in. high
Simon de Passe (c. 1595–1647) was a German-born engraver working in England from 1616 to 1624, after which he moved to Copenhagen where he was appointed royal engraver and designer of medals. He contributed a number of engravings to Henry Holland's 1618 work Bazililogia, A Booke of Kings.
Eric Delieb notes that de Passe "...invented a method whereby a steel die was cut and wafer-thin disks of silver were struck with motifs, thereby imitating engraving by hand." (Eric Delieb, Silver Boxes, London, 1986, p. 17).
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