Charles II (1660-1685)
Crown, 1662, laureate head right, rev. crowned cruciform shields, interlinked C's in angles, edge DECVS ET TVTAMEN, no date, (S.-, ESC.424 R6, L & S 2). Tiny edge nick at 11 o'clock, otherwise nearly very fine/very fine and of the highest rarity
(See note below)
| Estimate: |
£10,000 - £15,000
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Hammer price:
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£22,000 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Note:
This was the design submitted by John Roettiers to
the competition held in 1662. Thomas Simon was unable to prepare a
design in time but produced his Petition crown the following year in an
attempt to reverse the King’s decision to appoint Roettiers as engraver.
Roettiers did not sign his entry but his monogram appears as ‘an extra
curl’ on certain crowns of 1662 and 1663. This appears to be a new piece to the market. The type was represented in the Lingford, Wakley and Cooper cabinets but it is considerably rarer than the famous Petition crown. The Mackerell specimen was acquired by the British
Museum in 1905
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