Moving and macabre mementoes that mattered for Jacobites
A rare snuff box commemorating the escape of Charles II from Parliamentary forces after the Battle of Worcester was the highlight of Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood’s (26% buyer’s premium) silver and jewellery sale in Exeter.
Estimated at £1500-2000 at the auction on September 2, it took £5000.
A series of boxes of this t…